The FA Cup is planning to allow a fourth substitution during extra time from the quarterfinals onwards as part of a test for a proposed law modification.

The change, which is subject to approval from the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will see teams who have made all three changes during the 90 minutes of a quarterfinal, semifinal or final tie permitted one additional switch during extra time.

The idea of a fourth substitute was first tested at the Copa America this summer, though...

England manager Roy Hodgson believes the scrapping of FA Cup quarterfinal replays could be the first step to a winter break in the Premier League.

In a move approved by the FA board on Thursday, the last-eight stage of the cup competition will revert to a sudden-death format over one weekend in a bid to ease English football's congested fixture list.

And while there was no mention of any further initiatives in the official announcement, Hodgson thinks it could help break down opposition to the kind...