Referees taking stricter action on tactical fouls is driving a spike in yellow cards shown at the European Championship. UEFA's head of refereeing Roberto Rosetti detailed the trend after the group stage of the tournament in Germany. A crackdown on non-captains talking to the referee also pushed up the number of yellow cards.
Referee Anthony Taylor of England, left, pulls out a yellow card, after a foul play against Antoine Griezmann of France, right, by Jerdy Schouten of the Netherlands during a Group D match between the Netherlands and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 21, 2024.
Tactical fouls break up a fast counter by the opposition by committing an offense to force the referee to stop play., the former Brazil and Manchester City midfielder, whose defensive duties and willingness to foul opponents allowed more teammates to commit to attack. Rosetti said 35 yellow cards were shown for tactical fouls during the group stage in Germany, a more than four-fold increase on eight at the same stage of Euro 2020.Euro 2024: Slow-starting defending champ Italy faces Switzerland in first knockout matcha pre-tournament order
So far, there have been 19 yellow cards for dissent compared to 10 at the Euro 2020 group stage. A slew of 18 yellow cards in the Czech Republic-Turkey game that closed the group stage Wednesday evening also raised the average.
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