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The International Football Association Board has implemented new red card regulations for the World Cup, allowing players to be sent off for covering their mouths during confrontations. This decision follows a scandal involving Vinicius Junior and aims to combat racism in football.
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After the Vini Jr. scandal - what will now get a red at the World Cup
Following a special meeting in Vancouver, Canada, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) has adopted two new regulations for the upcoming World Cup. At the initiative of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, professional players can in future be sent off with a red card if they cover their mouths during a confrontation with opposing players.
The background to this decision is an incident between Gianluca Prestianni and Vinicius Junior in the Champions League, in which racist insults were allegedly concealed behind a raised shirt. Infantino justified the move by saying that covering the mouth strongly suggests the urgent suspicion of impermissible remarks and that a tough crackdown is necessary for a credible fight against racism. Whether this regulation will also be introduced in other competitions such as the Bundesliga or the Champions League is, for the time being, at the discretion of the respective organizers.
In addition, IFAB responded to the events at the Africa Cup final between Morocco and Senegal with another adjustment, after Senegalese players had temporarily left the pitch together in protest against a penalty decision. The new regulation provides that referees may punish players who leave the field on their own initiative in protest with a red card.
This rule will be applied for the first time at the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada and applies equally to officials who incite their team to such a protest. It was also clarified that a team whose behavior causes a match to be abandoned will, as a rule, be deemed to have lost the game.
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Players can now receive a red card for covering their mouths during confrontations, a measure aimed at addressing racism.
The regulations were prompted by an incident involving Gianluca Prestianni and Vinicius Junior, where racist remarks were allegedly concealed.
The implementation of these rules in other competitions, such as the Champions League or Bundesliga, is currently at the discretion of the respective organizers.
Afghanistan cricket hero Shapoor Zadran is critically ill and urgently needs blood donations in New Delhi.

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