I believe that persistent

fouls by an individual player still constitutes reason for a yellow card. And it can also be a team card, where after a bunch of fouls the ref can warn the captain 'next foul gets a yellow'. Finally it can apply to the fouling of a single, targeted player - The referee must also recognize when a single opponent has become the target of fouls by multiple players. As above, upon recognizing the pattern, the referee should clearly indicate that the pattern has been observed and that further fouls against this opponent must cease. If another player commits a foul against the targeted opponent, that player must be cautioned but, in this case, the misconduct should be reported as unsporting behavior, as must any subsequent caution of any further foul against that same targeted opponent.

Posted By: Cannydc, Aug 29, 06:22:35