“There will be no blue cards at the elite level of football. This is a subject that does not exist for us,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday. The Swiss leader, invited to the meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), in Loch Lomond, Scotland, also added that he was not aware of this project before it was made public.
The proposal from the IFAB, in charge of the rules of the game, consists of the introduction of blue cards giving referees the power to send off players for 10 minutes in the event of an anti-play fault or excessive aggressive reaction.
FIFA discovered the project late
“FIFA is totally opposed to blue cards,” Infantino repeated. I was not aware of this topic – as FIFA president. I think FIFA has a say within the IFAB. If you want a title, it’s “the red card to the blue card”. »
“We are always open to ideas and proposals, but once we have examined them, we must also protect the essence and tradition of the game. There is no room for the blue card,” he said. he estimated, joining many football players interviewed in recent days.
2024-03-02 12:20:53
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