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Under the Laws of the Game, how many substitutions are permitted per team in a standard domestic league match, following the change introduced after the COVID-19 pandemic?
CORRECT ANSWER
Five
Many competitions permanently adopted a five-substitution limit after trialing it during the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, up from the previous standard of three.
ALL OPTIONS
โFive
BThree
CUnlimited
DSeven
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