Football set to hand referees a BLUE CARD – the first new colour of card to be widely used in 50 years – as part of revolutionary new rules

A blue card will be introduced into professional football as part of sin-bin trials, which will be the first new card color to be widely used in 50 years.

According to The Telegraph, the revolutionary move will be announced by the International Football Association Board on Friday as part of new measures that will see players banned from the game for 10 minutes if they commit a cynical foul or express dissent to a match official.

The protocols will add a new wrinkle to the dismissal as players will now be sent off if they receive two blue cards in a game or a combination of a blue and a yellow.