Romania soccer introduces black card to ‘combat abusive behaviour’ from parents at youth games

The card can be used to permanently cancel the match if they “observe inappropriate behaviour from spectators or parents”. George Wood/Getty Images The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has introduced a new black card to help prevent abusive behaviour from parents at youth-team matches. In addition to the standard yellow and red cards, which determine disciplinary sanctions for individual players on the pitch, referees will have a black card which can be used to permanently cancel the match if they “observe inappropriate behaviour from spectators or parents”. The FRF said the move was designed to combat “bullying and pressure exerted by…