Origin of Yellow Cards and Red Cards

| Sunday, June 20, 2010 | |
WHETHER the use of red and yellow cards are known as the modern soccer appear? The answer is no. New red and yellow cards were introduced at the 1970 World Cup.
However, inspiration came at the 1966 World Cup, the quarter-final between England host the Argentine opponent. Who led the match referee was from Germany, namely Rudolf Kreitlein.
Because of strong offense, the Argentine captain Antonio Rattin, issued by Kreitlein. However, Rattin not understand what the referee meant that German origin. He did not immediately leave the field.
The referee in charge of England who took part in the game, Ken Aston, then go into the field. With a bit of Spanish capital, he seduced Rattin to leave the field. Because, who led the match referee, Rudolf Kreitlein, decided so. Because just knowing German and English, he was having difficulty explaining his decision to Rattin.
Because of this case, Ken Aston later thinking. There should be a universal communication that can be immediately known to everyone, when the referee gives a warning to the player or remove it from the field. Thus, umpire without having to make an explanation in a language that may not know the players.
Someday, he stopped at the intersection of the road. Looking at the traffic light (red light), he then got the idea. Then he suggested that referees given a yellow card and red. Yellow card to warn hard or mild sanctions to players who commit violations. While the red card for serious sanctions and gross violations of the players who did it should get out of the field.
The idea was accepted by FIFA. At the 1970 World Cup, yellow and red cards for the first time used. Ironically, during the World Cup in 1970 none of the affected players the red card. Only a yellow card that could float. Thus, a red card can not be "self-display" at the 1970 World Cup.
Though the idea came from the English referee, but the country does not necessarily apply them in their competition. Red and yellow cards had been used in English football competition in 1976. Because then the referee is too easy to eject the card and protested against a lot of player, then its use could be stopped in 1981 and 1987.
Interestingly, this idea was adopted hockey sport. In fact, in this branch using three colors of cards, as traffic light: green, yellow, and red. Green for warning, yellow for issuing a player a while, and red to expel the player permanently.

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