Temporary Exit for 10 Minutes at a Soccer Game?
The International Football Council discusses the pilot operation of adult soccer There is a possibility that the blue card, which was temporarily sent off for 10 minutes in a soccer game that gave only yellow cards warning and red cards retirement, will be expanded. According to the BBC and ESPN on the 9th, the International Football Council IFAB will announce a pilot operation plan to expand the "blue card" that temporarily dismisses players who make excessive protests against refereeing decisions or strategic fouls that prevent opponents from scoring at soccer games for 10 minutes. Players who receive a blue card can stay in the temporary exit zone for 10 minutes and return to the game. Just like the yellow card, if you receive two blue cards, you will be sent off, and if you receive one yellow card and one blue card, you will be sent off. However, a decision has yet to be made on when the blue card will be introduced on a trial basis and in which league it will be implemented. The English Premier League has already opposed to any new system being used as an experimental stage. FIFA also said that it is premature to discuss the blue card at the elite level. "In order to introduce the new system on a trial basis, we need to test it in an appropriate manner from the lower leagues." In order to emphasize the spirit of fair play in youth football in the 2018-19 season, the FA gave blue cards on a trial basis for excessive protests against the decision, but 31 youth academy leagues said the number of complaints against the decision decreased by 38%. Since then, five leagues in the men's national league lower league and the third division or lower of women's soccer have been applied in England. The IFAB will approve an agenda to expand the scope of blue card introduction at its annual meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 2nd of next month.