The story appears on

Page A15

September 29, 2009

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

Home » Sports » Soccer

FIFA med sees red over violent fouls

FIFA'S medical chief has decried the rise in career-ending fouls over the past two years, calling on referees to show more red-cards and for coaches to do their part in reducing violent play.

Michel D'Hooghe said that 'some of the fouls send shivers down your spine' and has produced a DVD of some of the worst fouls committed over the past two years to help get the message across to all national federations that such behavior has to be eliminated from the game. He said the two worst types of fouls, the tackle from behind and the illegal use of the elbow, should get an automatic red card and is disappointed referees often fail to apply the rules strictly enough.



 

Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

沪公网安备 31010602000204号

Email this to your friend