'Sin bin': FIFA rules panel scraps plan for blue cards in football
There will be no blue cards shown in soccer, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Saturday ahead of the annual meeting of the sport's rule-making panel. The rules panel known as IFAB is due to look at extending trials of sin bins at low-level games. But beyond that, the idea aired a month ago of adding blue cards to referees' pockets with their red and yellow to remove players from the field for several minutes has been scrapped. Let me be clear it's a red card to the idea of blue' cards, Infantino told reporters in a video clip posted overnight on his Instagram account. There will not be any blue cards used at elite level. This is a topic that is non-existent for us and FIFA is completely opposed to blue cards, Infantino said at a lakeside hotel that will host the meeting near Glasgow. Sin bins were introduced in grassroots soccer in the 2019-20 season to try to reduce dissent and increase fair play. The idea has been unpopular with English Premier League coaches who believe tea
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