Hislop to serve on influential FIFA panel

Zurich, Nov 13 (IANS/CMC) Former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup 2006 and England Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has been appointed by FIFA to serve on an advisory panel for the influential International Football Association Board (IFAB).

Hislop, who now works as a football analyst at ESPN, will appear on the IFAB's football advisory panel which meets at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland Nov 24, reports CMC.

IFAB discusses and decides upon proposed alterations to the laws of the game.

The Football Advisory Panel and Technical Advisory Panel comprises of former players, coaches and referees as well as representatives from the various confederations, associations and league representatives and the global players' union, FIFPro.

The panel members will generally meet twice a year and serve for a period of two years.

Hislop, who played professionally for Reading, Newcastle, Portsmouth, West Ham and Dallas FC, was nominated for the position by CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb.

Some of the topics tabled for its first meeting include the so-called "triple punishment" rule; Law 12 with respect to handling the ball; rolling substitutions for amateur/recreational football; and the use of electronic performance monitoring systems.

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