Soccer chiefs consider 'sin-bins'
A proposal to introduce sin-bins in football is to be considered by the Football Association.
The FA has set up a working party to evaluate the proposal by the Football League that the measure be given consideration and a report will be produced next month.
If the report backs the move it will have to be proposed to the International Board, comprising four members of the game's international ruling body, FIFA, and four representatives from the four British associations.
However, the board usually meets in February and March so any changes would not come into force before next season "at the very earliest," an FA spokesman said.
The Football League's head of communications, John Nagle, told The Independent: "It's too early to talk about the mechanics and we haven't even discussed how it would work but it would be fair to say we are quite keen on the idea."
Sin-bins have been successfully used in both rugby codes and are used as an intermediate action between yellow and red cards but have never been used in football.
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Chelsea have missed out on Brazilian wonderkid Robinho, say The Sun, after only offering £8m for the Santos winger. Robinho's agent said: "After the 2006 World Cup, Robinho is going to cost more than £20m. He is the best player in Brazil. I didn't consider Chelsea's offer realistic because they offered only £8m and that isn't enough for a player who is young and has a great future." The 20-year-old is also wanted by Barcelona.
