FIFA Agrees to Yellow card Amnesty for World Cup Playoffs

On Monday, FIFA said that it had agreed to UEFA’s request for the yellow card amnesty that removes the threat of dozens of European players being suspended from the World Cup.

The UEFA had requested FIFA to assist in wiping off the disciplinary records of football players from 12 European teams participating in the playoffs. Initially, the single yellow card from group-stage qualifiers would have been carried over to the next s....