In the match between Chelsea v Tottenham last night, the referee issued 12 yellow cards ! Is this is a record ? Perhaps not ! However Tottenham earned 9 of them ! Is that a record ?
What is really surprising is that no red cards were issued ! The referee, Mark Clattenburg, must have had one in his pocket !
However, there is one observation which merits reflection. Would the match have ended in a draw IF, as in Ice Hockey, Football also had "sin bins" so that a 5 or 10 minute time penalty spent on the sidelines could be imposed (to replace the awful shame of a soft yellow card reprimand) ? Would there have been as many infringements ?
Imposing a time penalty would also serve as instant justice for the other team !
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