TEAMS in Uefa’s club competitions next season will be able to make a fourth substitute in extra time and use new signings who have already played in the tournament for their former sides.

These changes were among several announced by European football’s governing body today and they follow decisions made by Uefa’s executive committee in February and the game’s law-making body, the International Football Association Board, earlier this month.

From next season, clubs that reach the Super Cup and the finals of the Champions League and Europa League will be able to have 12 substitutes on the bench, up from the usual seven.