sport news Premier League referees will NOT follow FIFA's new stoppage time mantra trends now
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The Premier League will ignore FIFA’s new ultra-strict edict on stoppage time when it resumes after the World Cup.
Sportsmail has learned a number of referees have been shocked at the amount of time being added on in Qatar. And they have sought clarification from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited over whether they will be asked to do the same.
FIFA referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina made it clear officials must add all ‘unnatural lost time’ to the end of each half, which has led to unusually long matches.
The World Cup in Qatar has seen some unusually long matches after stoppage time
It comes after FIFA referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina told refs to add on 'all unnatural lost time'
