Zero tolerance! The CTA will punish any player who protests to the referee except the captain

Published New:16/06/2024 - 19:02h

Updated New:17/06/2024 - 09:00h

The Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation has given approval for the implementation of a new rule that promises to benefit the work of referees in Spain, as well as greatly reduce massive protests by players on the field of game

Novelties in the Spanish football! With the previous approval of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Real Spanish Federation of Football, so much in LaLiga EA Sports as in the different categories of the balompié local, will adopt a new rule related with the arbitration. According to this new norm, only the captain of the team will be empowered to do catchwords to the referee, unless the bearer of the bracelet was a guardameta. In this case, will have to designate to a player of field so that it speak with the judge.

This novelty has been sight with good eyes in Spain, considering the success that has had his implementation in the Eurocopa that is carrying out in Germany. In front of this, as it advanced the exárbitro Eduardo Iturralde González in 'Sportive Carousel', therefore also it will begin to implement in his local tournaments from August, converting to Spain in a pioneering country in the implementation of this rule, that is using for the first time in the mentioned continental contest.

There will be "tolerance zero" for the effective implementation of this rule

This measure looks for to improve the image of the football and, in case of not to fulfil, will apply a "immediate caution" to the offender, with the aim to eradicate the massive and vehement protests around the figure of the referee. Likewise, Iturralde González also left clear that "goes to have tolerance zero the next year from the day 1".

In this sense, the exárbitro did a called to all the to have a will férrea to implement properly this rule. "The first days have to be very strict. If it is necessary to expel to somebody, do it, because the player understands the message and to the fourth day will go down the tone of the protest".

Although the protests will keep on being allowed, now with this new condition, as resumió the presenter of 'Sportive Carousel', Dani Garrido: "If you surround to the referee, if you abandon your zone to protest and are vehement, carry you yellow". Added to this, remembered that the captains neither will have white letter to exceed in his claims.