I have a question for our referee community.
In connection with FIFA rules. Can the referee “ask a player to leave” for the game without issuing a red card? (and the player is then legally substituted.) I have seen this more and more recently where a player is removed from the game without issuing a card by asking the coach to remove them. I assume to bypass the paperwork of issuing a red card or perhaps to eject the player without subjecting them to further suspension or fines. What coach is going to say no when the alternative is the player receiving a Red.
Is this type of action by the referee supported in the FIFA rules ?
In connection with FIFA rules. Can the referee “ask a player to leave” for the game without issuing a red card? (and the player is then legally substituted.) I have seen this more and more recently where a player is removed from the game without issuing a card by asking the coach to remove them. I assume to bypass the paperwork of issuing a red card or perhaps to eject the player without subjecting them to further suspension or fines. What coach is going to say no when the alternative is the player receiving a Red.
Is this type of action by the referee supported in the FIFA rules ?
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