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FIFA blocks stadium rock concerts ahead of 2018 World Cup

01:25, Tuesday, 18 October, 2016
FIFA blocks stadium rock concerts ahead of 2018 World Cup

FIFA has blocked rock concerts from being staged in World Cup stadiums in the weeks before the 2018 tournament kicks off in Russia.

FIFA passed a rule "to ensure that the field of play is of the highest quality, it shall not be used for a non-football event" for two months before a stadium's first match.

In updated 2018 World Cup regulations published Monday, FIFA requires "explicit prior approval" for exemptions.

FIFA has also introduced disciplinary records — a points system adding up red and yellow cards — as a potential tiebreaker in the group stage when teams have the same amount of points in the group stage.

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