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'It's a red card to the blue card' - Infantino (www.bbc.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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FIFA is set to block the introduction of blue cards and 'sin bins'.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

"We will not introduce temporary concussion subs because, we care about the health of the players and concussion is an important topic for us," he said.

"We have invested a lot of money, £1.5m, in research. We have an expertise in this area now.

I’m sorry, but £1.5 million does not sound like a lot of money for FIFA, especially not for serious medical research.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think he meant to say:

We have an expert in this area now.

It's just the one expert. But he's damn good. He's been banging his head all day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

£1.5 million does not sound like a lot of money

That's what... Three doctors?

I'd expect that once you count salary, benefits, and other costs like equipment and travel, that £1.5 isn't going to pay for more than three specialists.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Today I feel like an expert