Football has been built over the years by unbreakable rules that beautify the sport in modernity, although in recent years different modifications have been applied to reinforce the concept of sporting justice. One of the most important decisions of that process was to open the game to technology through VAR and now the beginning of another debate has been registered regarding the possibility of introducing the blue card.
The most important voice to speak out against this new tool was the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, after landing in Glasgow, Scotland, where he will participate this Saturday in the 138th Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB). There, the use of the blue card will be debated, which punishes a player with exclusion from the field for 10 minutes, based on a series of situations.
In dialogue with Sky Sports, Infantino made his opinion clear: “No, no blue card will be used, at any level. This is a topic that does not exist for us. FIFA completely rejects blue cards. “I was not aware of this issue, I am the president of FIFA and FIFA has a seat in the IFAB.”
“So I don’t know… If you want the title, it’s ‘red card to blue card,’” he said, laughing. And he added: “I don’t know if this makes sense, but no, no way. We have to be serious. We are always open at IFAB and FIFA to look for ideas or proposals, and every proposal and idea has to be treated with respect, of course, but once you look at it, you also have to protect the game, the essence of the game, the tradition of the game. game. And there will be no blue cards.”
In this way, Infantino put a stop to rumors of the supposed implementation of the blue card in football, regarding the suggestion of the IFAB, the body responsible for defining the rules of the most popular sport in the world.
The purpose of this sanction involves removing a footballer from the field for a dozen minutes in the case of an infraction that is considered malicious or showing a lack of respect towards the match referee. If implemented, a protagonist could be sent off with a red card by collecting two blues or a combination of yellow and blue in the same match. The English media The Telegraph specified that the initiative seeks to punish tactical fouls in addition to unsportsmanlike behavior.
IFAB leaders proposed this change in the rules due to concerns expressed about the conduct of players, whom they describe as a potential threat to the future of football. The regulation was expected to be effective outside of elite competitions to evaluate its effectiveness; It could be applied in high-level competitions such as the FA Cup and the Women’s League Cup in England in the near future. If it were officially established at all levels, it would not be until July 2024. However, Infantino’s statements suggest that this will not be the case.
These adjustments were hoped to contribute to the preservation of the sportsmanship and integrity of the game. IFAB chief executive Lukas Brud testified to him in The Times: ”We have identified bad behavior by participants as one of the main problems in football and it will be the main issue of the IFAB in the coming years. “We are looking at what we can do, whether through the Laws of the Game or recommendations and guidelines on additional measures.”
“Players may not be so worried about receiving a yellow card for saying something inappropriate to a referee, but it can make a big difference if they know that it means a tenth of the game off the pitch,” he concluded.
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