US EditionInfantino Suggests Players Could Be Sent Off for Covering Their Mouths in Confrontation
- On Saturday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggested players who cover their mouths during confrontations could be sent off, especially if it has a racist consequence, as he told Sky News.
- On Saturday, February 28, FIFA president Gianni Infantino urged harsher measures against players covering their mouths, citing the need for evidence before disciplinary actions.
- Next month in Vancouver, the FIFA Congress could decide measures to stop players covering their mouths, discussed at Saturday's International Football Association Board meeting.
- To encourage public responsibility, Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, suggested different punishments for guilty players depending on whether apologies are made, proposing they could affect sanctions.
- Disciplinary officials cautioned that cases must be analysed with evidence and not by assumption alone, acknowledging unforeseen situations like the Prestianni case amid UEFA and disciplinary authorities' procedural caution.
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Infantino suggests players could be sent off for covering their mouths in confrontation
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has raised the prospect of red cards being shown to players who cover their mouths when confronting opponents.
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