Blue Card: IFAB Set to Introduce New Card Colour in Sweeping Changes to Football

• A blue card will be introduced in football on a trial basis
• The card will be shown to send players off for 10 minutes
• This is part of efforts to minimise player dissent and abuse

The football association is set to introduce a new card colour that could be implemented as early as next season.

The move is reportedly set to be officially announced on Friday by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body in charge of adopting and passing new football laws.

IFAB will also reportedly announce the introduction of the blue card, which will be used on a trial basis alongside the sin bins set to be introduced to football as well.

What the blue cards will be used for

The lawmakers want to crack down on dissent and part of the plans is to send players away for 10 minutes with the referees brandishing the blue cards.

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As Sports Brief previously reported, the sin bin is popularly used in rugby. It is a bench where all players who have committed a yellow card offence sit out of the game for 10 minutes.

The cards will be shown to players who commit cynical fouls or show dissent. If a player gets two blue cards, they will be sent off. If the player gets the blue card and a yellow card in a single game, they will also be sent off.

The Telegraph reports that the roll-out of the card will be first on a trial basis, which essentially means that main leagues would be exempted at the start.

The report states that the FA Cup matches could be used for trials. If the trials are successful, the card could be adopted officially as a part of the rules.

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