Apparently, apart from the yellow and red card, a blue card will be added.

If a player argues with the ref or commits a blatant tactical foul, he will be blue carded.

The punishment is 10 minutes out for the player. Also, if a player gets 2 blue cards, it's a red, or if he already has a yellow and gets a blue, it is also a red.

Opinions?

This will adversely affect teams who rely on physical style of football, Atletico will not like this lmao

Although I am somewhat in favor of it, particularly as it sounds like it can prevent behavior such as used by Simone. However I think there are more concerning refereeing issues that should be a priority.

First and foremost is fixing Var issues. The video alterations and ref refusals to use Var have to be totally eliminated. The rules for Var should be clearly stated and consistent across all countries and followed to the letter.

Next is make penalties more severe for referee crowding and extended ref complaining and play acting.

And finally, there has to be more transparency with referee screw ups. At a minimum the ref should have to explain himself when a controversial call has been made. Until this is done, there will always be allegations of corruption. The governing bodies for referees should not only review the controversial calls or refereeing errors, they should take action of repeated offenses.

As to the comments about disrupting the flow of game, I believe consistent ref calls will stop the bad behavior. End result if all of the above is implemented is we could enjoy futbol with all the nonsense taken out of game.