The IFABguarantor body of the rules of the soccerrecommended testing temporary expulsions in professional sports, this Tuesday during its annual meeting in London, an initiative aimed at repressing unsportsmanlike behavior by players.
In 2017, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) validated the implementation of temporary expulsions with the aim of containing possible tensions on the field of play and improving fair-play in the amateur, youth, veteran or disabled categories. disability, subject to the approval of each national federation and confederation.
Professional football is not currently affected by this measure, which could change in the future.
IFAB board members also backed a proposal that only the team captain could approach the referee in certain game situations.
These proposals will be examined during the body’s annual general meeting in Glasgow in March 2024.
“The frustration of the fans is immense when they see a promising counterattack aborted by a tactical foul. And the question of knowing if a yellow card is enough to sanction it leads us to ask ourselves without the white card (temporary exclusion) should not also be a good option “explained Mark Bullingham, IFAB board member and director general of the English Football Association.
Pierluigi Collinapresident of the referees commission of the FIFApresent at the IFAB technical subcommittee, stated that the trial of temporary expulsion in professional football could take place starting next season, subject to the approval of the body’s general assembly in March.
“The test was conclusive in amateurs. Now we are talking about a much higher level, highly professional. We must develop something that works, that is worthy of high-level football,” he explained.
On the other hand, the IFAB would also discuss the greater usefulness of VAR. The expansion of the technology would include actions such as corner kicks, fouls and yellow cards, which today depend entirely on the main referees.
The federation believes that the number of plays affected by the video arbitration system can be increased and that at this time it is limited to the validity of goals, possible red cards and penalties.
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