Football May Be Set For A Major Shake-Up With Possible Sin Bin Rule On The Way

Referees will be permitted to send players out of a match for 10 minutes should a sin bin rule be introduced in football. (Credit: Hannah Mckay/Reuters)

Professional football could be in line for a significant change as the idea of a sin bin rule at the highest level of the game has been discussed.

Talks took place at the annual business meeting held by football's law-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), on Tuesday, where it was recommended that there should be trials of sin bins in professional football. The sin bin rule that is being put forward is for players to be removed from a game for 10 minutes.