Substitutes will have to leave the pitch at the nearest goal-line or sideline, instead of walking to their technical area, under new proposals recommended by football's lawmakers.
The move is designed to stop time wasting by substitutes.
Other proposals include abolishing the "ABBA" format for shootouts and yellow and red cards for team officials.
The wording around handball situations will also be revised, with an emphasis on "'non-deliberate" handballs.
The International Football Association Board (Ifab) will vote on the proposals at their annual general meeting on 2 March.
Other law changes recommended at Ifab's annual business meeting in Glasgow on Thursday were: changes to the dropped ball procedure, goalkeepers only being required to have one foot on the goal-line when a penalty kick is taken, the ball not having to leave the penalty area at goal kicks and defending team free kicks taken inside the penalty area.
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