According to The Telegraph, the IFAB (International Football Association Board) Among his plans is to propose the implementation of the blue card in football, a fact that will undoubtedly prove revolutionary. This will be applied to plays where a promising attack is broken up or due to excessive protests to the referee and will mean the arrival of temporary expulsions, as the penalty is 10 minutes without playing for anyone who sees it.
If confirmed, this will undoubtedly be a revolution for the world of football, but it must be remembered that the blue card already existed in football in its time. Specifically, it was in Uruguay, when it was used during the celebration of an always hot derby in between penarol and Montevideo National. More than two decades ago.
Robert ‘El Bola’ Limabrave defense of penarol He died in 2021, a victim of a heart attack at the age of 48. He had the dubious honor of being the first footballer to see a blue card. In his case, however, the penalty of suspension was 5 minutes and not 10 as one of his plans to propose. IFAB present. Be that as it may, the precedent exists.
Source: La Verdad
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