Following approval, Aston Villa and Wolves may be included in a significant rule change “trial.”
The sport’s governing body has decided that sin bins should be tested at higher levels of football after being successfully implemented in the grassroots game. This means that they might be used in matches between Aston Villa and Wolves.
According to the rule, players would be momentarily removed from the field during games, just like in rugby union. Dissent and tactical fouls are two examples of the offences that would be dealt with harshly.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) supported the possibility of implementing the new rule during its Tuesday annual business meeting. Members of the IFAB board also backed a trial that would have limited who could approach the referee in important game scenarios to the team captain alone.
The agenda for the organization’s annual general meeting, scheduled for March 2 in Glasgow, will be shaped by the London meeting. At this meeting, any proposed modifications to the game’s rules will be discussed and potentially approved. We will now develop trialling protocols and a system.
“When we were looking at sin bins—it’s obvious that protocol needs to be developed—the areas we were looking at were dissent, where it’s worked very, very well in the grassroots game in England,” stated Football Association CEO and board member Mark Bullingham. We’ve also talked about other topics, like tactical infractions.
“We’re considering whether that should be included in the protocol as well, I think because it irritates spectators during games when they see a promising counterattack ruined by that and the question of whether a yellow card is sufficient for that. Examining player conduct and dissension served as the foundation; now, we’re considering whether to expand it to include tactical fouls and other areas.
Beginning with the 2019–20 season, sin bins were implemented at all grassroots football levels in an effort to raise standards of decency and fair play. The National League system’s step five and women’s football’s tier three and below were affected by the rule change.
The IFAB’s technical subcommittee chairman of the FIFA referees committee, Pierluigi Collina, stated that professional football would “very probably” be a part of the planned trials. They might start as soon as the following season, pending approval at the AGM in March.
“The goal is to delve deeper into every detail because, while it’s easy to say we do (it), regulating everything is a bit more difficult,” he explained. However, the goal is to get started on this as soon as possible so that a protocol can be used for those who would be involved in the trial.
“The goal is to obtain it quickly. The trial performed exceptionally well in a community competition.
We are now discussing football at a higher level, most likely professional or even high professional. We must select a draught pick that is either competent or deserving of elite football.
