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IFAB agrees red-card sanction for players covering mouths during verbal confrontations

IFAB agrees red-card sanction for players covering mouths during verbal confrontations

Published by Sam Flores

LONDON, April 28 : Players covering their mouths during confrontations with opponents could receive a red card and players who leave the field in protest at a referee’s decision may be red-carded, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) said on Tuesday. Both of the FIFA-proposed laws were unanimously approved by IFAB at a special meeting in Vancouver, Canada and will be implemented for this year’s World Cup. “As was agreed at The IFAB’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in February, these decisions follow thorough FIFA-led consultations with all key stakeholders,” a statement read. “At the discretion of the competition organiser, any player covering their mouth in a confrontational situation with an opponent may be sanctioned with a red card,” it said. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in February that players who cover their mouths while speaking to opponents during confrontations should be sent off. His comments came weeks after an incident in a Champions League game in which Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni was accused of making discriminatory slurs to Vinicius Jr after the Brazilian scored Real Madrid’s …

Renee Good, Alex Pretti shootings spark Minneapolis protesters to video ICE confrontations

Renee Good, Alex Pretti shootings spark Minneapolis protesters to video ICE confrontations

Published by Sam Flores

In the snow-covered streets of Minneapolis, smartphones are recording the first draft of modern American history. Everyday people have in recent weeks fanned out across the city to document protests and film tense interactions with federal immigration officers. They have also borne witness to tragedy. The fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti were captured on shaky video by bystanders clutching smartphones in the bitter cold and standing within shouting distance of the victims. The cellphone recordings quickly ricocheted across social media. They were shared again and again, dissected and debated by journalists, politicians, lawyers, activists and millions of people. In a poll published Jan. 13, Quinnipiac University poll found 82% of registered voters have seen video of the Good shooting — and that number has likely grown. The raw videos do not answer every question, but they have become foundational to the public’s understanding of the killings. “No longer attached to activism in community associations or local parties, so many people feel that all they can do when angry, outraged, now appalled, is …