Sin-bin

Plans for football to introduce 10-minute sin-bins for cynical fouls and dissent have been recommended for trialling in the professional game. The game’s lawmaking body, the International Football Association Board (Ifab), said it will “identify which levels are best to test”. The trial will also include a rule allowing only the team captain to approach the referee during a game. Sin-bins have been trialled at the grassroots level since 2019. The proposals were announced at an Ifab meeting in London on Tuesday and are subject to approval at its annual general meeting in March 2024. Former referee Pierluigi Collina, who…