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1964 Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, became heavyweight champion of the world as an 8-1 underdog when he stopped defending champion Sonny Liston at Miami Beach in Florida. Ali died in 2016.
SCOTTISH Professional Football League chief executive Neil Doncaster has welcomed the decision to approve the use of concussion substitutes.
Following clubs and with the Association, a vote by all 42 in consultation Scottish Football the rule change will come into force from March 6 on a trial basis and will apply for the remainder of the current season.
The rule change comes following an announcement by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in December 2020 that competition organisers could trial the system between January and August 2021.
The decision also comes in the wake of news that former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen has been diagnosed with vascular dementia.
Doncaster said: “The safety and wellbeing of players is clearly of the utmost importance to everyone involved with running football.
“The Scottish FA refereeing department has already started briefing our clubs on the details of the rule change, with that process continuing in advance of the change coming into force on March 6.”
Each team will be permitted a maximum of two concussion substitutes in a match.
A concussion substitution may be made regardless of the number of substitutes already used.
When a head injury is sustained or suspected, the team may either use one of their existing substitutes, if the maximum permitted number have not been used, or make an additional concussion substitute. When a concussion substitute is used, the opposing team has the option to use an additional substitute for any reason.