When the International FA board meets on March 3rd there are some interesting proposals to consider:1) Allow a 4th substitute in games that go into extra time, “in order to maintain the technical level until the 120th minute and to protect the health of the players.”2) EIGHT different goal-line technology systems to be discussed with a view to taking one to further discussions.3) The board will also be looking at the five-referee system, with additional assistants beside each goal.As discussed here recently, the board will also consider amending the “triple punishment” of sanctioning certain fouls with a penalty kick, red card AND a suspension.Tests at the 2011 Copa America, where referees used short-life spray on the grass to mark the 10 yards for defensive walls at free-kicks will also be studied.If any changes are sanctioned they would normally take effect on 1 July. Any changes would need six of the eight available votes. Each British association (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) has one vote and FIFA officials have four.

IN:Keisuke OTA – from JEF UnitedYohei FUKUMOTO – from JEF UnitedYuki OKUBO – from Tochigi SCToru HASEGAWA – from Nagoya GrampusSho HANAI – from Nagoya GrampusTatsuya SUZUKI – from FC TokyoMasahiro NASUKAWA – from Tochigi SCDIOGO Correa de Oliveira – from Consadole SapporoKohei MIYAZAKI – from Montedio YamagataKazumasa UESATO – on loan from Consadole SapporoJun AOYAMA – loan from Urawa RedsKazuki ABE – returned from loan at Cerezo OsakaDyanfres DOUGLAS Chagas Matos – extemsion of loan from Figueirense… and new manager in Shinji KOBAYASHI (ex- Montedio Yamagata)OUT:Akihiro SATO – to Gamba OsakaNaoki WAKO – to Mito HollyHockKentoku Noborio – to Giravanz KitakyushuBAE Seung-Jin – to Yokohama FCYoichiro KAKITANI – end of loan, returned to Cerezo OsakaTsuyoshi SHIMAMURA end of loan, returned to Shonan BellmareHiroaki ANDO – end of loan, returned to Hoyo AC Elan OitaYusuke SHIMADA – to Gangwon FCJun Marques DAVIDSON – to Vancouver Whitecaps, CanadaHideaki UENO – retiredTakuya MAGURUMA – releasedShinta FUKUSHIMA – releasedKazuki KURANUKI – unregistered (where did he go, anyone?!)…. and manager Naohiko MINOBE resigned, even though he did so well in 2011

IN:KANG Song Ho – from Oita TrinitaYutaka YOSHIDA – from Ventforet KofuKohei ATTANDA – from Tsukuba Univ.Ryohei SHIRASAKI – from High SchoolTomoya INUKAI – from S-Pulse YouthSatoru KASHIWASE – from S-Pulse YouthYosuke KAWAI – from Keio Univ.OUT:Eddy BOSNAR – to Suwon BluewingsKosuke OTA – to FC TokyoMasaki YAMAMOTO – to Consadole SapporoArata KODAMA – to Cerezo OsakaYuichiro NAGAI – to Yokohama FCYu KIJIMA – to Oita TrinitaShun NAGASAWA – loan to Kyoto Sanga FCYohei TAKEDA – loan to Gamba OsakaRyo TAKEUCHI – loan to Giravanz KitakyushuNoaya OKANE – loan to Montedio YamagataTomonobu HIROI – loan extension at Roasso Kumamoto… and all the teams (so far!) at the link below READ MORE HERE!

IN:Yohei TOYODA – from Kyoto Sanga FCKIM Kun Hoan – loan from Yokohama F.MarinosTeruaki KOBAYASHI – from Ventforet KofuTakahiro KUNIYOSHI – from Ventforet KofuYusuke INUZUKA – from Ventforet KofuKeisuke FUNATANI – from Jubilo IwataYoshiki TAKAHASHI – loan from Vegalta SendaiTomotaka OKAMOTO – loan extension from Sanfrecce HiroshimaShohei OKADAKyohei KUROKIKohei KUROKIOUT:Tatsunori ARAI – retiredMyung Hwi KIM – retiredKIM Byung Suk – to All NassrNobuhia URATA – to Ehime FCRyota NAGATA – to Montedio YamagataYukihiro YAMASE – to Kataller ToyamaHiroki BANDAI – to Montedio YamagataTerukazu TANAKA has been on trial at Real Salt Lake, USA and is announced on their 2012 roster – firm news on loan or transfer to followFor more teams, complete league being updated slowly, click on the READ MORE HERE link.

IN:Naoki ISHIHARA – from Omiya ArdijaKazuhiko CHIBA – from Albirex NiigataRyuichi HIRASHIGE – returned from loan at Tokyo VerdyHANG Seok Ho – Daegu Univ. KoreaLEE Dae Hon – from High SchoolTakuya MASUDA – from Ryutsu Keizai Univ….. and New coach – Hajime MORIYASUOUT:Tadanari LEE – to Southampton, EnglandMasato YAMAZAKI – to Montedio YamagataAnte TOMIC – to Ehime FCKenta UCHIDA – to Ehime FCHirotsugu Nakabayashi – to Fagiano OkayamaKota Hattori – to Fagiano OkayamaKohei MORITA – to Ventforet KofuIssei TAKAYANAGI – to Consadole SapporoTomotaka OKAMOTO – extension of loan at Sagan Tosu…. and outgoing coach Mihailo Petrovic – to Urawa Redsand the full story of all teams is being updated if you lick on READ MORE HERE …

Gamba are pleased to announce to acquisition of Korean international forward – Lee Seung Yeoul – from FC Seoul. Lee is just 22 years old (born March 6th, 1989) and has made 85 appearances in the K-League, scoring 16 goals in the process. A tall – 182cm – forward with a knack for goal, he was K-League Rookie of the Year in 2008 and has established himself as a regular in the Korean national team, after representing his country at all levels from aged 12. Gamba fans will be hoping he is as prolific as his departed namesake, Keun-Ho!韓国Kリーグ・FCソウル所属のFWイ スンヨル選手は2012年シーズンよりガンバ大阪への完全移籍加入にむけ、クラブ間契約にて基本合意に達しましたことお知らせいたします。今後は、メディカルチェックを受けたのち、本契約を締結する運びとなります。イ選手の練習合流予定は決定次第、お知らせいたしますので、今しばらくお待ち下さい。★イ スンヨル(Lee Seung Yeoul)選手　プロフィール　◇出身地 韓国◇生年月日 1989年3月6日（22歳）◇ポジション FW◇身長／体重 182ｃｍ／73ｋｇ◇経歴シンジョン小→ウォンサム中→新葛高校(シンガル) →2008年～2011年　FCソウル→2012年　ガンバ大阪◇代表歴　2001年　U-12代表、2004年　U-15代表、2007年　U-18代表、2008年　U-19代表、2009年　U-20代表　FIFA　U-20　World Cup出場、2010年　A代表　FIFA　World Cup出場※2008年　Kリーグ新人王獲得◇Kリーグ戦通算　85試合16得点◇本人のコメントは後日、発表いたします。

This is in Dutch with English subtitles. Interestingly, though, 194cm Mike switches to English quite often, without thinking …. must be nice to be trilingual!

Twitter is buzzing with stories (well 140 character comments) that Freddie Ljungberg has quit Shimizu S-Pulse for MK Dons (who will soon be known as MK? Milton Keynes? If their local MP is successful with a campaign, but I digress).It’s amazing what a one-liner on Twitter can do – without any proof anywhere …. PANIC! I’d say take THIS rumour with a pinch of salt – Twitter spreads things like wildfire these days…. this one is, so far, groundless….. another Sponichi exclusive, perhaps

… and doesn’t complain about it. Friend of JSoccer.Com Tomo Sugawara won’t like to be reminded of this incident, but, hey, why not. Was discussing timing of cards… always some commentator (espeically ex-players on Premier League games!) will say the ref can’t give a card “this early” … timing of the incident should not matter – and here is proof from the J.League!