The International FA Board (IFAB) is considering approving the use of sin bins for dissent or tactical fouls. IFAB will reveal its agenda for next month’s meeting today (February 6) after tentatively supporting the idea back in November. FIFA referees’ boss Pierluigi Collina supports sin bins, expressing concern about the abuse and physical threat facing officials, calling it a potential danger to football. He emphasized the need to regulate the details and establish a protocol for implementing sin bins, particularly in professional and high-level football.
Collina’s viewpoint is backed by Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham, who has discussed the development of a protocol for sin bins in the context of dissent and tactical fouls. This move has been inspired by the success of sin bins in grassroots football in England. The consideration of sin bins also extends to addressing tactical fouls, with Bullingham highlighting the frustration for fans when promising counter-attacks are disrupted by such fouls, and the question of whether a yellow card is a sufficient penalty. The sports conversation also touches on the use of sin bins in football, with discussions about the implementation of sin bins not limited to player behavior but also expanding into areas like tactical fouls.
