Football fans, Premier League managers and former players are furious at the decision by the sport’s governing body to introduce a ‘blue card’ to punish 10-minute offences, with some saying the game is over.
Arsenal legend Paul Merson called the idea a “waste of time” and said it would “destroy the game and make football more fun”. Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, Everton’s Sean Dyche and Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson are among the Premier League managers opposed to a blue card.
When the fans accepted Premier League boss Tony Scholes admitted yesterday that the technology still needs to be fixed five years after it was first introduced, which will cause further irritation among fans and some managers already irritated by boardroom infighting and the use of VAR .According to The Telegraph, the governing body of the International Football Association is to introduce legislation on Friday that would allow referees to send players off the pitch for 10 minutes for dissent or cynical fouls.
The governing body of the International Football Association has signed off on new regulations that give referees more powers to deal with offenses and objections.Blue cards are limited to attacks that prevent promising attacks and confirm that if you get two blue cards or a combination of blue and yellow cards, you must show a red card.
