{"id":309517,"date":"2024-02-09T16:06:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=309517"},"modified":"2024-02-09T16:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:06:32","slug":"fifa-clarifies-reports-of-blue-card-at-elite-levels-of-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/02\/09\/fifa-clarifies-reports-of-blue-card-at-elite-levels-of-football\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA clarifies reports of &#8216;blue card&#8217; at elite levels of football"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Reports emerged on Friday that the International Football Association Board (Ifab) had signed off on the trials, with an official announcement due on Friday (today)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has issued clarity on the reports of the trial of the &#8216;blue card&#8217; at the elite levels.<\/p>\n<p>Reports emerged on Friday that the International Football Association Board (Ifab) had signed off on the trials, with an official announcement due on Friday (today).<\/p>\n<p>It would be the first time since the introduction of the classic yellow and red cards at the 1970 World Cup that a new card would be used in football.<\/p>\n<p>However, following an immediate backlash to the plans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/21\/falconets-beat-burundi-to-qualify-for-2024-fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA<\/a> has now released a statement clarifying their intentions.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s football governing body played down the likelihood of seeing them introduced in elite football any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFIFA wishes to clarify that reports of the so-called \u2018blue card\u2019 at elite levels of football are incorrect and premature,\u201d the statement partly read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny such trials, if implemented, should be limited to testing in a responsible manner at lower levels, a position that FIFA intends to reiterate when this agenda item is discussed at the IFAB AGM on 2 March.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports emerged on Friday that the International Football Association Board (Ifab) had signed off on the trials, with an official announcement due on Friday (today) The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has issued clarity on the reports of the trial of the &#8216;blue card&#8217; at the elite levels. 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