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Soccer Rules Changes 1580-2000


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Question Number: 22512

League Specific 11/13/2009

RE: rec/ select Under 14

matthew Tracy of ross, CA United States asks...

what is the blue card for

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Refere Tracey
You will be familiar with small sided underage games. In these games the competition authorities can authorise the use a blue card system which is an immediate timed suspension usually two minutes ( sin bin) for a player guilty of cautionable misconduct. It replaces yellow cards and it is an immediate punishment.
It can only be used in these type of game and it cannot be used in full sided games



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Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

It is also used for indoor soccer to indicate a two minute suspension in which one team plays short (unless the other team scores). As Ref McHugh notes, it (and such suspensions) are not used in matches played under the laws of the game.



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