France, April 29 -- The International Football Association Board (Ifab), which has been overseeing the sport's laws since 1886, outlined the changes during its meeting in Vancouver in Canada.

World football's governing body, Fifa, the organisers of the 2026 World Cup, confirmed it would bring in the Ifab reforms for the impending tournament which starts on 11 June with a match between Mexico and South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Fifa proposed one of the new rules to Ifab after Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior accused Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of making a racially charged insult while covering his mouth during a Champions League match in February. 

Last week, Uefa, which organises the Champions League, handed...