Ohe knew the yellow card, which acts as a first warning against a player, and the red card, a sign of expulsion, which is given immediately for a serious foul or automatically after a second yellow card. Will we soon be using a blue card, synonymous with temporary deportation? This is the will of the International Football Association Board (Ifab), the international body that determines the rules of football, the British daily reports The Telegraph.
With this blue card, referees can temporarily exclude a player who is guilty of an anti-play foul or in case of aggression towards a referee. The player who received the card would be off the field for ten minutes before he could be sent off after two blue cards, or a blue card and a yellow card.
In France we already have the white card
In France, there has been a temporary exclusion in amateur competitions since 2018: it is not a blue card, but a white card. Finally, several team sports have already included a temporary exclusion in their regulations: rugby, basketball, handball, ice hockey and even volleyball.
According to The TelegraphTrials could be launched in intermediate competitions such as the Men’s and Women’s FA Cup in England in the summer of 2024.
We’ll have to wait a little longer before we see the blue card become widespread. FIFA put the brakes on all four irons in a press release published on Thursday evening, February 8, citing “premature” information from FIFA. Telegraph. “Such testing, if implemented, should be limited to responsibly conducted testing at lower levels, a position FIFA intends to reiterate when this agenda item is discussed at the IFAB AGM (annual general meeting) on 2 March.”
