Guest sibon Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Portuguese football has registered a world first. A white card. Yes, white. Not red, or yellow, but white It is to denote acts of fair play. This one was given for summoning medical staff to a spectator who had fainted. Now, notwithstanding the steam that will pour from certain members of the forum when they hear that someone fainted at a match, is this a good idea? Do we have to celebrate every little nice thing? Should we do this sort of thing more often? And why wasn’t it a black card? Story here: https://news.sky.com/story/white-card-issued-for-first-time-in-portuguese-football-match-12793741 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, sibon said: Portuguese football has registered a world first. A white card. Yes, white. Not red, or yellow, but white It is to denote acts of fair play. This one was given for summoning medical staff to a spectator who had fainted. Now, notwithstanding the steam that will pour from certain members of the forum when they hear that someone fainted at a match, is this a good idea? Do we have to celebrate every little nice thing? Should we do this sort of thing more often? And why wasn’t it a black card? Story here: https://news.sky.com/story/white-card-issued-for-first-time-in-portuguese-football-match-12793741 My bold. Seems fair enough to me. Its about time white was seen in a more positive light these days. Using it to summon medical is also a positive thing. Yeah, I'm all for it. "White Rules OK ✊️" Edited January 23, 2023 by The_DADDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Leave it in Portugal ,please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Regardless of whether we agree with it or not, we all know deep down it's just really really silly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: Regardless of whether we agree with it or not, we all know deep down it's just really really silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: Regardless of whether we agree with it or not, we all know deep down it's just really really silly. Absolutely it is. Still, coming up with daft ideas keeps someone in a job though. Every cloud and all that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 OMG the opposition are going for goal,then i shout ref my chest is hurting,he blows whiste just as forwards takes shot ref says no goal i say sorry its indigestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 At one time teams qualified for the Intertoto Cup as a reward for fair play. Unless there is some reward such as extra points at the end of the season for the team awarded the most white cards there is no sense of purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 45 minutes ago, Axe said: At one time teams qualified for the Intertoto Cup as a reward for fair play. Unless there is some reward such as extra points at the end of the season for the team awarded the most white cards there is no sense of purpose. Teams qualified for the UEFA Cup/Europa League based on fair play points until relatively recently, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 36 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said: Teams qualified for the UEFA Cup/Europa League based on fair play points until relatively recently, too. Awarding 3 points to the team awarded the most white cards at the end of the season could make the final day of the season more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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