The International Football Association Board, IFAB, have approved the introduction of a new card - the blue card football.
It will be the first time a third card will be introduced into the game after red and yellow cards. Meanwhile, there have been a barrage of reactions from various quarters to the controversial new cards and its implications for football. Pundits and analysts are pessimistic about the prospects of the new initiative arguing it will weigh down on the competitiveness of the sport. Meanwhile, national FAs are bracing up to test-run the innovation in their football leagues.
What is a football blue card?
The football blue card is a blue card that will issued to erring players who have breached the rules of the game just like yellow and red cards. It will be issued as a penalty for presumed 'cynical fouls' and 'dissent.'
While it plays a similar role as red and yellow cards, punishment for blue cards differs from the two major cards. When a player is issued with a red card, he is suspended from the game and the next match. When a player is issued with a yellow card, he is warned to be cautious or be sent off with the next card. When a player is issued with a blue card, he will temporarily be suspended from action and placed in a 'sin bin' before being allowed back to action.
What is a sin bin?
The sin bin comes with the blue card innovation in football. It is a secluded spot away from the field where a blue-carded player will be kept for 10 minutes before being allowed back to action. A team that has their player blue-carded will play 10 minutes with a numerical disadvantage before having the player back.
Sin bins, as a sports concept, were first used in Ice Hockey as a punishment for players. Football is the second sport to adopt the concept with the blue card.
With the approval by IFAB, national FA's are ready to test-run the initiative in some selected football competitions. England FA are reportedly set to experiment with the innovation in men's FA Cup and women's FA Cup from next year.
It will be the first time a third card will be introduced into the game after red and yellow cards. Meanwhile, there have been a barrage of reactions from various quarters to the controversial new cards and its implications for football. Pundits and analysts are pessimistic about the prospects of the new initiative arguing it will weigh down on the competitiveness of the sport. Meanwhile, national FAs are bracing up to test-run the innovation in their football leagues.
What is a football blue card?
The football blue card is a blue card that will issued to erring players who have breached the rules of the game just like yellow and red cards. It will be issued as a penalty for presumed 'cynical fouls' and 'dissent.'
While it plays a similar role as red and yellow cards, punishment for blue cards differs from the two major cards. When a player is issued with a red card, he is suspended from the game and the next match. When a player is issued with a yellow card, he is warned to be cautious or be sent off with the next card. When a player is issued with a blue card, he will temporarily be suspended from action and placed in a 'sin bin' before being allowed back to action.
What is a sin bin?
The sin bin comes with the blue card innovation in football. It is a secluded spot away from the field where a blue-carded player will be kept for 10 minutes before being allowed back to action. A team that has their player blue-carded will play 10 minutes with a numerical disadvantage before having the player back.
Sin bins, as a sports concept, were first used in Ice Hockey as a punishment for players. Football is the second sport to adopt the concept with the blue card.
With the approval by IFAB, national FA's are ready to test-run the initiative in some selected football competitions. England FA are reportedly set to experiment with the innovation in men's FA Cup and women's FA Cup from next year.