Blue card to be introduced in football.

[AmoreJaz]

So guys how do you see this new intended innovation, is it going to change the face of football across the world, let's have your opinion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/08/blue-cards-to-be-introduced-for-football-sin-bins/

Change is one thing constant in life, and as such, I think this is a welcome development to have a "blue" into the world of football as substitute to both "red & yellow" and if only the organizing body will be able to clearly spell-out what level/degree of fowl will warrant a player been issued either Yellow, blue and red cards to both the understanding of the players and the general public at large.

But there is one single question I will love to ask regarding this new implemented "Blue card" feature, which means if a player is given a "BlueCard" such user is required to leave the field for 10 minutes, so what if a goal keeper is given a blue card? Does it mean he/she will be required to leave the goal post for 10 minutes while the game continues?

there may be exceptions on this as the game can't go on without the goalkeeper of the team. but for other players, i can agree as this will give them discipline inside the field. that those hot tempered players may think twice of doing something out of the regular rules of the game. we all know that at some point, some players will take it personally and respond like they are angry of something.

It's possible that teams will develop a strategy to force fouls and not play the freaking game just because this card is in effect. Kind of like the NBA when you're in the last minutes of the last quarter - you try to force fouls to make sure you make the most out of the last minutes of the game to widen the gap or tie the score. We will no longer see great games but rather games that are built around technicalities to make the most goals possible. Hopefully they realize that this does not add anything of value to an already great game.

that's a very big possibility and we will actually see the impact of this issuance of blue card in this sports. definitely, the technicalities here will be look at. but to the question that, can it add anything of value to the game? that is for them to assess once they enforce this to the sports.

[alankasman]

Never have I heard of a blue card. This is the first time I've heard about a new card that will be introduced in football. It turns out that the rules regarding blue cards are still being tested according to the search I did. As a rule, anyone who gets a blue card from the referee will be expelled for a few minutes.
I do not agree with rules like this and I hope that these rules do not become decisions that will be made in football matches.

The blue card rule is emphasized if there are excessive protests to the referee. I think it would be optimal to give a yellow card as is currently the case. The VAR system to consider is more robust than considering blue cards.

[Synchronice]

There is  these news going round about blue card sin-bins that is said to be introduced as one of the rules in football.
Basically the whole idea of this blue card sin-bins is to punish players that have committed foul against another player, so when the referee shows you blue card, you are to go outside and stay for 10 minutes while the game will still be going on, you will remain there for 10 minutes then you come back afterwards and continue with the game, however this does not take the place of yellow card and the red card.

Locally in my country Nigeria we used to do this for small goal post that is normally called monkey post, if a player tackles his opponent wrongly, we used to tell the prayer to go out and stay for some minutes and then come back, because it's most times a five aside game, so we don't usually use cards. but seeing these rules wanting to be introduced on the international scene surprises me.

So guys how do you see this new intended innovation, is it going to change the face of football across the world, let's have your opinion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/08/blue-cards-to-be-introduced-for-football-sin-bins/

Sounds interesting but to be honest, I love football the way it is and has always been, yellow and red cards are all that you need for perfect game. Blue card just makes the game more complex and it's stupid that referee has to carry three cards. By the way, to my mind it will be probably better if they make footballers stay outside for 10 minutes if they get yellow card, that sounds more fair.

I don’t like the idea, I think it’s stupid. They should just leave the game as it is, we don’t need anything like this coming in.

Hopefully it doesn’t gather much backing and gets thrown out before they try to implement it into elite level mens football.

Imagine Sergio Ramos or Pepe being outside for 10 minutes, they'll go nuts. It will be funny to see them in this case of scenario.

[Odohu]

There is  these news going round about blue card sin-bins that is said to be introduced as one of the rules in football.
Basically the whole idea of this blue card sin-bins is to punish players that have committed foul against another player, so when the referee shows you blue card, you are to go outside and stay for 10 minutes while the game will still be going on, you will remain there for 10 minutes then you come back afterwards and continue with the game, however this does not take the place of yellow card and the red card.

Locally in my country Nigeria we used to do this for small goal post that is normally called monkey post, if a player tackles his opponent wrongly, we used to tell the prayer to go out and stay for some minutes and then come back, because it's most times a five aside game, so we don't usually use cards. but seeing these rules wanting to be introduced on the international scene surprises me.

So guys how do you see this new intended innovation, is it going to change the face of football across the world, let's have your opinion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/08/blue-cards-to-be-introduced-for-football-sin-bins/

This new innovation reminds me so much of my childhood; then it was our way of punishing anyone that is trying to injure other players. He is normally sent out for a while, I can't remember how long, later he is brought back to the game. It is usually a bad experience if your team is losing because you will be reducing their chances of equalizing with that mini red card you just incurred for them.

I know that this new development will give more work to the coaches in terms of working on the temper of the players. Coaches will seriously advice them not to be too aggressive with their tackles. I even see this as a bigger punishment than yellow card because like I said, it is like a mini red card.

[Ojima-ojo]

Each time, football bodies introduce new things into the system and at that, we have to accept the addiction of a blue card into football and this suspension for 10 minutes for the player is one good thing and for that, since it is less than a red card and yellow card which is what has been playing in the football plays and at this point adding blues card is something that will further increase the quality of football in the football games and because by wasting that 10 minutes is something that will mean a lot to the players and the team in general.


So for me, this is a welcome development and we look forward to seeing a more active football game in the coming weeks.

[KTChampions]

There is  these news going round about blue card sin-bins that is said to be introduced as one of the rules in football.
Basically the whole idea of this blue card sin-bins is to punish players that have committed foul against another player, so when the referee shows you blue card, you are to go outside and stay for 10 minutes while the game will still be going on, you will remain there for 10 minutes then you come back afterwards and continue with the game, however this does not take the place of yellow card and the red card.

Locally in my country Nigeria we used to do this for small goal post that is normally called monkey post, if a player tackles his opponent wrongly, we used to tell the prayer to go out and stay for some minutes and then come back, because it's most times a five aside game, so we don't usually use cards. but seeing these rules wanting to be introduced on the international scene surprises me.

So guys how do you see this new intended innovation, is it going to change the face of football across the world, let's have your opinion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/08/blue-cards-to-be-introduced-for-football-sin-bins/

If I remember correctly, this is one of the possible innovations that FIFA is trying to impose (along with pure playing time, throw-in with the foot rather than the hand, etc.). In my opinion, these are moronic changes, football has its own classic rules and we must adhere to them and not make football similar to hockey or other sports. By the way, this is all done in order to “raise” the dynamics and the number of goals. I doubt that I will be interested in such poor football with new rules and “interesting” scores like 7-5, etc.

[nelson4lov]

I stumbled on a tweet about this and I'm of the opinion that it makes no sense. We're still dealing with the effects amd changes that VAR has brought to the game and are not ready for yet another major change in the way the game is played. It hasn't been confirmed yet so there's a huge chance that this change can be pushed back so hard that it doesn't make it to the mechanics of the game.

A Twitter user even joked that Athletico Madrid might have just 6 players on the field in most games if the blue card is introduced haha — in the premier league, I expect plenty of teams to suffer same if not worse haha.

[Zlantann]

It's getting more and more difficult to understand why they keep developing this kind of thing when yellow cards and red cards I think are good enough as they are, it's just that now there are always many formats that are added.
I haven't received much news about opposing this new rule, but I'm sure many will not support it, and whether it's true that this new rule will be tested in FA matches is what I know from twitter.

These football governing bodies are gradually introducing rules they think will make the game more transparent and entertaining. When they introduced Video Assistant Referee is was not happy because I felt that introducing technology to football would kill the uncertainties and intrigues that made the game beautiful. I see VAR now as a good addition to the game because it has promoted transparency in the game. Although the VAR has made some clear mistakes, it has also contributed positively to the game. For me introducing a blue card will make the game more complicated for referees to make decisions. Football officials might not know when to issue a yellow or blue card. The card is still in its testing stage so we might not see it in the big leagues for now, however, I think this new introduction should be dropped.

[DaNNy001]

With the rate at which many new rules have been added to football, it makes me wonder what might become of the game in the next decay to come because some of these new rules is totally unnecessary and one of them will be this issuing of blue card, I mean what's the essence of giving out blue card when there is red which practically serves as a good enough punishment for the defaulters of the rules of the game.

FIFA should atleast let go of some of the irrelevant rules and make due of important once that can actually impact positively on the game.

[Orpichukwu]

If they use voting to pass some judgement on what could be in football, I bet this might never qualify to be passed into law.

Like, what the heck is going to be the work for the blue card if I tackle someone real hard now instead of giving me a red card or a yellow card as a warning? I will be given the opportunity to go have a rest for the next 10 minutes and then come back and continue my reckless playing, and if I do it again, the same thing.

I don't see this as what will bring any good to football at all—they should just let things be the way they are already. We are good with it that way; no change is needed.

[Cryptoprincess101]

I don’t like the idea, I think it’s stupid. They should just leave the game as it is, we don’t need anything like this coming in.

Hopefully it doesn’t gather much backing and gets thrown out before they try to implement it into elite level mens football.

Sure, for now football rules  should remain the way it is now as any further intentions on putting new rules or inventing new pattern in football may jeopardize the setting of the game and moreover, just like the introduction of VAR has been helpful to some extent and there are also times when it doesn't give a clear judgement thereby causing controversy in some matches but nevertheless, football rules are better left the way it is for now.

Though the idea would seem to be good as rather than sending a player off throughout the whole match he would be brought back after the tension have been eased, it sounds interesting though but let it remain as it has been.

[Queentoshi]

So guys how do you see this new intended innovation, is it going to change the face of football across the world, let's have your opinion.

New rules and innovations in the sports is to make it better and improve it like the recent Video assistant referee, but excess change in rules can make the sport become unrecognizable to people that love the sport. Just as yellow card and red cards were introduced into the game at some time in the development of the sport, if a blue card is approved, it will only then take some time for it to be accepted in the sport as normal by people who love the sport.

[Miles2006]

This new rule sounds strange and funny, from my point of view there's something behind the decision but we've not heard what inspired the decision. When this rule will start to function alot of people will not be used to this rule including me, any player that gets the blue card for 10mins and their opponent will play complete during the ten mins, the blue card is just like the red card but the impact is just for awhile, in my opinion anything can happen during the 10mins without any support, we all know football needs support like team work and if anything happens to the key player it's like the team will lack structure. This new rule should not affect the system that's just all.

[GiftedMAN]

What happens if the player that has been given a blue card before commits another offense that requires the referee to give him another blue card will he be given a second blue card so he can go and rest for another 10 minutes?  This rule is not hash at cause it's more like a rest to the player who commits an offense since he can actually get back to continue his game once the 10 minutes is due, Personally if they want to introduce a new rule I think they should consider a card that will enable a player to miss the next game if given that particular card or they should just allow the cards that in in existence to be used instead of introducing something that can add to the beauty of the game of football.

[iv4n]

This is a copy/pasted idea from some other sports. So I guess it can also be applied in football games, but will it contribute to better play? I guess that's a big question.

We can expect some new rules from time to time, but this rule will change the game a lot. After all, football games last +90 minutes, and many hard fouls can happen in that time, can you imagine if we see a situation where we have many hard fouls and many 10-minute excuses? Well, I can't imagine this kind of football, to be honest, I like football as it is, let's not make it more complicated.

[o48o]

To me it makes sense to do more against dissent and cynical fouls. The fact that people are so much against this seems to be because people are against changes in general, even though  there has been several changes in soccer since 1800s. And that no one today would accept the brutality that was prevented by the rules. I am assuming people were complaining against those rules too back in day.

People used to be against street lights, seatbelts and helmets for people in motorcycles. So of course they are now against blue cards.

[Iroh]

Introducing blue cards as a disciplinary measure in football is in my opinion, redundant. It’s unnecessary and actually not needed. Yellow cards have been working just fine and I’m not sure if they’ve been any complaints stating otherwise.
While most people are generally resistant to change as people are more comfortable with things which are familiar, this proposed change is not needed.

Having a player stay inactive on the sidelines for 10 minutes cause of a foul committed is not exactly punishment in my opinion. Besides, it states in the article that of a player gets two blue cards, it’ll make a red card. Yellow cards did the same job just fine.

[Onyeeze]

There is  these news going round about blue card sin-bins that is said to be introduced as one of the rules in football.
Basically the whole idea of this blue card sin-bins is to punish players that have committed foul against another player, so when the referee shows you blue card, you are to go outside and stay for 10 minutes while the game will still be going on, you will remain there for 10 minutes then you come back afterwards and continue with the game, however this does not take the place of yellow card and the red card.

Locally in my country Nigeria we used to do this for small goal post that is normally called monkey post, if a player tackles his opponent wrongly, we used to tell the prayer to go out and stay for some minutes and then come back, because it's most times a five aside game, so we don't usually use cards. but seeing these rules wanting to be introduced on the international scene surprises me.

So guys how do you see this new intended innovation, is it going to change the face of football across the world, let's have your opinion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/08/blue-cards-to-be-introduced-for-football-sin-bins/

That rule is not idea because sometimes the rules of soccer looks like something that should be amended, but in soccer I don't think their rules they always remove but they continue to add more and more of their rule, this blue card rules that a player will be suspended for a ten minutes time before it can come back to the pitch, so how many blue card will make up a yellow card since two yellow card make up a one red card, so how many blue card will make up just one yellow card. For me, the red and yellow card is okay for football rules and regulations should be okay, because adding more rules of card will make referrers to be confused in pitch

[borovichok]

In my opinion, that idea is not necessary it will cause so much confusion in football and undue favouritism. Do you know that 10mins is capable of deciding a football game? Imagine three players of the same team committing a foul almost the same time and then being given a blue card to stay outside for 10 minutes. Remember giving a blue can will be the prerogative of a referee and so how do you draw the line between when to give a yellow card and a blue card or when to issue a warning?

This will kill the sports and generate so many contentions after each game. Let us rather look for a way to provide solutions to the problems associated with VAR as VAR has failed in some games, especially in the premier league.

The reason why the idea of telling a player to stay out for 10 minutes flourished in your locality as you have pointed out is because you cannot give a player a red card and also giving a player a yellow card would amount to nothing since players don`t pay for the card given.

[JariKriting]

The blue card will greatly benefit the team that the referee always helps. when his team has not been able to score or lose. there will definitely be an opposing team that is hit by a blue card. because if the red card will be very striking. with the blue card even less exciting and interesting. will only help the team called fifa children or the team that often helps the referee in his matches.