UEFA has announced that bookings accrued
throughout continental competitions will expire after the quarter-finals.
The UEFA Emergency Panel met on
Wednesday, and have decided to implement the rule following a suggestion from
the UEFA Club Competitions Committee.
Such a system is already in use in the
UEFA European Championships, and will now be adopted in the Champions League
and Europa League from this season.
"Following a recommendation by the
UEFA Club Competitions Committee - in order to implement in UEFA club
competitions a rule which is already in force in the UEFA European Football
Championship - the Emergency Panel decided that, as of this season, all yellow
cards from the beginning of the group stage will expire on completion of the
quarter-finals," read a statement.
"Bookings will therefore not be
carried forward to the semi-finals."
Previously a player would have missed
one match of the competition if three yellow cards were received from the group
stages through to the semi-finals.
The new rules mean there will be no
repeat of last season's scenario where Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso was suspended
for the Champions League final with rivals Atletico Madrid.
Alonso received three bookings
throughout the tournament, the last of which came in Real's semi-final second
leg against Bayern Munich.
Under the new ruling, Alonso would be
allowed to play as his previous cautions would have expired.
Culled from Soccerway
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