IFAB Rule changes: Is Football really going to change with these new rules?

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#3 Gaffers shall also be on the receiving end of cards from the referee

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - Carabao Cup: Semi-Final Second Leg
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - Carabao Cup: Semi-Final Second Leg

To date, managers and coaches have only been penalized verbally for any immorality down the technical area. But this is going to change as well, as managers can equally receive yellow and red cards like the players do, depending upon the various degrees of offense or unethical behaviour that they may be responsible for.

This is not new, as the English Football League (EFL) embraced similar law last year, where the gaffers would typically receive a one-match ban if found any violation from their end.

Some of the possible things which could count as a card offense maybe - kicking a water bottle, lewd gestures, spitting, stopping the opponent, violent conduct. But as for now, the rule levies that only the match official traditionally holds the right to issue a card to a manager, not the assistants or the fourth official.

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