EPL managers red and yellow cards Q&A: How the new disciplinary rules will work
The FA have announced a new system of red and yellow cards for managers in the 2018-19 season, in order to try and bring order and discipline to the touchline.
As revealed by Sportsmail, the system will be rolled our across all English professional football competitions, from the Premier League to the Checkatrade Trophy - however there will be a couple of differences.
Here, we take a look at the new rules, and what they could mean for Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and co this season...
So what are these new rules?
The rules, which work in a similar way to cards for players, will see bosses given warnings or potentially sent off if they are 'guilty of irresponsible behaviour'.
For PL, they will get the touchline bans for four yellow card level offences, such as throwing or kicking water bottles to show dissent, sarcastically clapping at the referee, or even 'excessively showing the TV signal for a VAR review'.
Delaying the restart of play, deliberately entering the technical area of the opposing team and gesturing in an inflammatory way will be punished in the same way.
Red card offences - physically attacking an opponent, for example - are different, they don't count in the 'totting up' process and they will be handled separately by FA.
Which competitions will these new rules apply for?
Every English professional competition - Premier League, FA Cup, Championship, League One, League Two, National Leagues, Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy.
Interestingly, it works across competitions, so a manager could get a one-match ban for two Premier League yellow card level offences, one in the FA Cup and one in the Carabao Cup. The suspension would then be in the next fixture, whatever that is.
So will we see managers aiming to get tactical bookings, so they are suspended for a low-profile cup game, then available for the following weekend's big local derby? Only time will tell.
Does this mean Mike Dean could be showing his famous no-look yellow card to Jose Mourinho this season?
Sadly not. Cards will only be verbally given to Premier League managers this season - they will not be shown them on the pitch.
In the Football League, managers however will be physically booked and sent off - we await the reactions of Steve Bruce, Tony Pulis and Marcelo Bielsa with interest.
So how will the Premier League indicate a card has been awarded?
That is not yet clear. The sight of a referee going over to speak with an irate manager should be telling, but how it will be officially confirmed has not been revealed.
Whether it will be indicated on the stadium big screens, or via a statement post-match, it is an odd choice for the English top flight to snub the traditional tells of football discipline.
Why have the FA taken this step?
Under current rules, the referee only had the power to issue verbal warnings for initial offences and then could send managers to the stands only for the most serious offences.
This meant that 'caution offences', which will now result in a yellow card, risked going unpunished.
Clearly, the FA are troubled by what they see as worsening behaviour in technical areas, and are giving officials more clearly defined powers than having to have an unseemly argument in front of a baying crowd.
In 2015, the FA introduced a formal code of conduct for the technical areas to clamp down on verbal abuse from management staff. The introduction of yellow and red cards is the next step.
The rules are also intended to increase transparency for fans, as seeing a card being issued is considered easier to understand than an angry verbal exchange.
Most importantly, will it work in practice?
Australia's A-League and W-League - the top level of the men's and women's game in the country - trialed it last season and reported positive results. FIFA also used it in the under-17 World Cup in India last year.
However in the pressure cooker of the Premier League, things could be very different, says former Premier League referee and Sportsmail columnist Mark Clattenburg.
He says: 'Given the pressure of being a manager and the emotions it provokes during a game, I'm not sure this will act as a major deterrent. Players, for example, still protest to referees and put pressure on them, even though they can be cautioned for dissent.'
Ronaldo could make debut for Juventus in Serie A opening game
Ronaldo could make debut for Juventus in Serie A opening game
The Lega Serie A has confirmed that Chievo-Juventus will be the season’s curtain raiser, and it could be Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut.
The fixtures for 2018-19 were announced last week, but games are moved throughout the season to account for television coverage and European commitments.
Today the changes for Weeks 1 to 3 have been announced, and the Bianconeri’s trip to Chievo will kick off the season.
Serie A Week 1 to 3 fixture times [all times UK time]:
As revealed by Sportsmail, the system will be rolled our across all English professional football competitions, from the Premier League to the Checkatrade Trophy - however there will be a couple of differences.
Here, we take a look at the new rules, and what they could mean for Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and co this season...
So what are these new rules?
The rules, which work in a similar way to cards for players, will see bosses given warnings or potentially sent off if they are 'guilty of irresponsible behaviour'.
For PL, they will get the touchline bans for four yellow card level offences, such as throwing or kicking water bottles to show dissent, sarcastically clapping at the referee, or even 'excessively showing the TV signal for a VAR review'.
Delaying the restart of play, deliberately entering the technical area of the opposing team and gesturing in an inflammatory way will be punished in the same way.
Red card offences - physically attacking an opponent, for example - are different, they don't count in the 'totting up' process and they will be handled separately by FA.
Which competitions will these new rules apply for?
Every English professional competition - Premier League, FA Cup, Championship, League One, League Two, National Leagues, Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy.
Interestingly, it works across competitions, so a manager could get a one-match ban for two Premier League yellow card level offences, one in the FA Cup and one in the Carabao Cup. The suspension would then be in the next fixture, whatever that is.
So will we see managers aiming to get tactical bookings, so they are suspended for a low-profile cup game, then available for the following weekend's big local derby? Only time will tell.
Does this mean Mike Dean could be showing his famous no-look yellow card to Jose Mourinho this season?
Sadly not. Cards will only be verbally given to Premier League managers this season - they will not be shown them on the pitch.
In the Football League, managers however will be physically booked and sent off - we await the reactions of Steve Bruce, Tony Pulis and Marcelo Bielsa with interest.
So how will the Premier League indicate a card has been awarded?
That is not yet clear. The sight of a referee going over to speak with an irate manager should be telling, but how it will be officially confirmed has not been revealed.
Whether it will be indicated on the stadium big screens, or via a statement post-match, it is an odd choice for the English top flight to snub the traditional tells of football discipline.
Why have the FA taken this step?
Under current rules, the referee only had the power to issue verbal warnings for initial offences and then could send managers to the stands only for the most serious offences.
This meant that 'caution offences', which will now result in a yellow card, risked going unpunished.
Clearly, the FA are troubled by what they see as worsening behaviour in technical areas, and are giving officials more clearly defined powers than having to have an unseemly argument in front of a baying crowd.
In 2015, the FA introduced a formal code of conduct for the technical areas to clamp down on verbal abuse from management staff. The introduction of yellow and red cards is the next step.
The rules are also intended to increase transparency for fans, as seeing a card being issued is considered easier to understand than an angry verbal exchange.
Most importantly, will it work in practice?
Australia's A-League and W-League - the top level of the men's and women's game in the country - trialed it last season and reported positive results. FIFA also used it in the under-17 World Cup in India last year.
However in the pressure cooker of the Premier League, things could be very different, says former Premier League referee and Sportsmail columnist Mark Clattenburg.
He says: 'Given the pressure of being a manager and the emotions it provokes during a game, I'm not sure this will act as a major deterrent. Players, for example, still protest to referees and put pressure on them, even though they can be cautioned for dissent.'
Ronaldo could make debut for Juventus in Serie A opening game
Ronaldo could make debut for Juventus in Serie A opening game
The Lega Serie A has confirmed that Chievo-Juventus will be the season’s curtain raiser, and it could be Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut.
The fixtures for 2018-19 were announced last week, but games are moved throughout the season to account for television coverage and European commitments.
Today the changes for Weeks 1 to 3 have been announced, and the Bianconeri’s trip to Chievo will kick off the season.
Serie A Week 1 to 3 fixture times [all times UK time]:
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