Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a red card for covering his mouth during a friendly chat with Luka Modrić, despite a new FIFA rule ...

UEFA has rejected FIFA's World Cup red card rule for players who cover their mouths during confrontations, but will introduce new VAR checks next season.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal marched on in the World Cup, but some have been left wondering why he wasn't sent off. Portugal overcame Croatia 2-1 in a pulsating knockout tie in Toronto, with Gonçalo ...

World Cup players have been warned that if they cover their mouths while verbally confronting an opponent, they will be sent ...

After seeing the ‘Prestianni Rule’ in action at the 2026 World Cup, UEFA confirmed it will not adopt the law that sends players off for covering their mouths while confronting an opponent. FIFA ...

Balogun is automatically suspended for his team’s next match against Belgium. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The governing body of European football will not follow the lead of global counterpart FIFA in adapting the rule.

FIFA Referees Committee chairman Pierluigi Collina hinted that the referee made the right decision when he ruled out Jonathan ...

Described as one of the most successful FIFA World Cups of all-time, fans witnessed the tournament's earliest upsets when ...

The Ecuador defender was dismissed in stoppage time in the round-of-32 game against Mexico at Azteca Stadium on Tuesday.

Piero Hincapié became the second player in World Cup history to be sent off for covering his mouth. His actions with Ecuador ...

Piero Hincapie received a red card under FIFA's new mouth-covering rule during the 2026 World Cup defeat to Mexico. Learn why the Arsenal star was dismissed, FIFA's explanation of the law, and how it ...