Blue card opposition surges, FIFA says 'premature'

Blue cards are unlikely to be introduced in the near future.
"We want to make it clear that recent reports about blue cards at the elite level of football are premature and untrue. Such a trial should be studied at lower levels of football first, and FIFA will maintain this position when it is discussed at the annual meeting of the International Football Council on March 2," FIFA said in a statement.
The UK's Telegraph also reported on Tuesday that "Plans to introduce blue cards have been thrown into a quagmire by opposition from Premier League (PL) managers. Jürgen Klopp, Mikel Arteta, Mauricio Pochettino and Eddie Howe are among those who have voiced concerns about the blue card, as is Tottenham Hotspur manager Enze Postecoglou."
According to the outlet, Postecoglou said: "Do you feel how much it would affect the game if a team got a blue card and a player was sent off for 10 minutes? It would just destroy the game. If a player is sent off for 10 minutes, the team will wait for the player to come back and delay the game."
Recently, it was reported that a new color card could be introduced to the game of soccer, in addition to yellow and red cards. "A blue card, which removes a player from the pitch for 10 minutes, is to be introduced to deter 카지노 players from protesting against referees and committing blatant fouls," the UK's Evening Standard reported.
The 1970 World Cup saw the debut of the yellow card for a warning and the red card for an ejection from the game, and the soccer world has been buzzing about the possibility of a new card being introduced. It was also reported that a blue card would also be introduced, and that players could be sent off for two cards, or even one blue card and one yellow card.
However, when the possibility of a blue card was floated, most voiced their opposition. European Football Association (UEFA) president Aleksander Ceferin spoke out against the idea in a strongly worded statement, saying it would kill soccer, and that it would never be introduced in the Euros or UEFA Champions League.
PL managers have also voiced their opposition. Most felt that it would only add to the chaos and that it would lead to more delay of game offenses during the 10 minutes a player is sent off with a blue card. As the backlash grew, the discussion about blue cards was postponed and will not happen for the time being.
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