FIFA introduces two new red-card rules at World Cup

Rules for showing red cards to players at the World Cup were updated Tuesday because of two controversies in international football this year. Gianni Infantino, the president of world football organising body FIFA, pushed for changes after Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni tried to hide verbal insults toward Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior in a Champions League game and Senegal’s team walked off the field to protest a referee’s decision in a heated and chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final. Football’s rulemaking panel, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), agreed that players can be penalised with a red card if they cover…