Before the start of 2023/24 football season across major leagues in Europe, football administrators dolled out elaborate rules to curb frequent cases of dissent and confrontations during matches.
Match officials were handed more latitude to book and punish players and officials who kick against officiating decisions during matches.
It was a usual sight seeing players serenade the match referee in protest of a penalty decision, wrongly allowed goal, extreme and malicious tackles, or other attention-grabbing incident. Now, a new football stats has shown that football administrators are winning the fight to control the game but to the detriment of players and clubs.
In a report shared by the Guardian, the English League has witnessed a drastic change due to the new dissent rules. Last season, about 22 confrontations were recorded at this time of the season. Now, it has reduce drastically to 9.
The same fall has been observed in the lower divisions as well with the numbers falling from 52 to 44.
Meanwhile, there has been an exponential spike in the number of bookings for dissent-related offences during matches.
Players protesting referees' decision and managers remonstrating at the technical have been booked more than ever.
Based on the report, at this time of the season in the English elite division, about 24 yellow cards were recorded. Now, it has tripled to 80.
We reported earlier the PGMOL, an administrative body for the English football officials, have urged referees to clampdown on dissenting players and match officials during matches.
The order comes amidst the tensed row that has swept the game of recent due to glaring officiating and VAR blunders.
It is pertinent to note while allowing referees wield more control of the game is important, it is necessary to equally minimize instances of glaring human and VAR errors which usually triggers dissent.
Match officials were handed more latitude to book and punish players and officials who kick against officiating decisions during matches.
It was a usual sight seeing players serenade the match referee in protest of a penalty decision, wrongly allowed goal, extreme and malicious tackles, or other attention-grabbing incident. Now, a new football stats has shown that football administrators are winning the fight to control the game but to the detriment of players and clubs.
In a report shared by the Guardian, the English League has witnessed a drastic change due to the new dissent rules. Last season, about 22 confrontations were recorded at this time of the season. Now, it has reduce drastically to 9.
The same fall has been observed in the lower divisions as well with the numbers falling from 52 to 44.
Meanwhile, there has been an exponential spike in the number of bookings for dissent-related offences during matches.
Players protesting referees' decision and managers remonstrating at the technical have been booked more than ever.
Based on the report, at this time of the season in the English elite division, about 24 yellow cards were recorded. Now, it has tripled to 80.
We reported earlier the PGMOL, an administrative body for the English football officials, have urged referees to clampdown on dissenting players and match officials during matches.
The order comes amidst the tensed row that has swept the game of recent due to glaring officiating and VAR blunders.
It is pertinent to note while allowing referees wield more control of the game is important, it is necessary to equally minimize instances of glaring human and VAR errors which usually triggers dissent.