A trial for sin-bins in professional football will feature the introduction of a fresh blue card, alongside the traditional yellow and red cards utilized since the 1970 World Cup.
As per reports from The Telegraph, the International Football Association Board has approved the inclusion of a blue card, marking a significant change in the game’s disciplinary system.
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Under the new regulations, players will face a temporary suspension from the field for 10 minutes if they engage in cynical fouls or display dissent towards match officials.
The blue card will primarily be reserved for fouls committed during promising attacks and instances of dissent.
Players accumulating two blue cards or a combination of yellow and blue may ultimately receive a red card.
An official announcement regarding the new protocol is anticipated to be made on Friday.
The report from the Telegraph says: “Top-tier competitions will be excluded from initial testing in the professional game in case the protocols require further refinement, but elite trials could still begin as soon as the summer.
“That may include in the FA Cup and Women’s FA Cup, with the Football Association considering volunteering next season’s competitions for testing.”
UEFA president Aleksandr Ceferin told the Telegraph that he was against sin-bins, he said: “It’s not football anymore. We will not use them in Uefa competition.
“Ifab has four European members. I don’t think they will do something against the interests of football. And, if they do, then we will deal with it later.”
Ceferin added: “I would leave football as it is.
“I think we don’t need a change of rules. We don’t need to be remembered as important persons that changed football. We don’t need to change football. We are passing through.”
