FIFA is against the International Football Association Board’s proposal for so-called ‘blue cards’, President Gianni Infantino said, adding that he was unaware of the idea before it caught the public eye.
The announcement that the International Football Association Board (IFAB) will try out their new concept of sin-binning players and issuing players blue cards has made waves across the footballing fraternity.
The proposal from football’s rule-making body to introduce ‘blue cards’, which gives referees the power to send players off for 10 minutes for dissent or committing cynical fouls, was discussed with FIFA at the IFAB’s Annual General Meeting in Scotland.
“There will not be any blue cards used at elite level. This is a topic that is non-existent for us,” Infantino told reporters on Friday, arriving at the IFAB’s meeting at Loch Lomond in Scotland.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino: “Blue cards? This is a topic that is non existent for us”.“If you want a title it is: red card to the blue card. No chance, no way”, told Sky UK. pic.twitter.com/1FkFvqtpT0
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“FIFA is completely opposed to blue cards. I was not aware of this topic – as the president of FIFA. I think FIFA has a say in IFAB. If you want a title, ‘it is red card to the blue card.’
“We are always open to look at ideas and proposals. But once you look at it, you also have to protect the essence and tradition of the game. There is no blue card.”
The introduction of the new rule in the lower leagues has already rattled the top-level coaches notably Liverpool’s manager Jurgen Klopp saying, ”The remedy is already there. If it’s not being enforced to the level people are satisfied, do that. That’s the change.”
The impact of the new law is still uncertain with it not being implemented at the top level. However, time-wasting tactics remain rampant which is not a good sign for the sport and the lack of proper enforcement only allows it to continue.
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