Uefa president Michel Platini is refusing to
give up on his plan to introduce a 'white card'
into football.
The Frenchman first raised the idea in October,
only to meet strong opposition from Fifa
president Sepp Blatter, who dismissed the
concept of sin-binning players out of hand.
However, speaking at the Dubai International
Sports Conference, Platini stressed that he
would be keen to see such a development
given further cause for discussion, and believes
that football should not be afraid to study
other sports, such as rugby, when attempting
to improve the game.
He stated: "The white card is a new initiative. It
is related to the behaviour of the football
players. Play-acting, criticism on the field, these
are not accepted by people who love the
game.
"Yellow cards will still exist too but it might be
interesting to have another card.
"This white card would send off a player for a
few minutes, maybe five or 10. This would be a
way to promote the game among fans who
don't want to see this.
"With a white card, there would be no
suspension. I think we should learn from other
sports, like rugby, who have used this system."
Platini, who was joined in Dubai by Uefa's Chief
Refereeing Officer, Pierluigi Collina, also
believes that some current laws of the game
need to be "simplified" in order to ensure that
football remains accessible to as wide an
audience as possible.
He argued: "There are different types of offside
rules. It is difficult to find common and ethical
standards to simplify the offside rule. We need
to allow people who are in front of the TV to
understand offside, too
Collina added: "We need simple rules, which
can be understood by everybody. We need to
work together."

Lols, arsenal fans, better draw flamini ear. I support the 'white card' motion tho.