Platini calls for sin-bin over cards

European football chief Michel Platini has called for yellow cards to be replaced by a sin-bin. Continue reading the main story “A red card for keepers seems excessive - the penalty is enough” Michel Platini "I would make it like rugby, punishing the offender with 10 or 15 minutes out of the game," he said in an interview with Spanish sports daily newspaper AS. "It is an idea. Now it needs to mature and see if it really is good for the game. It is a proposal to be expred." Uefa president Platini also backed the idea of allowing national cup champions to take part in the Champions League. Under the existing in-game disciplinary system a player who is shown a straight red card or two yellow cards in the same game is immediately sent off and cannot be replaced. However, if a player picks up a certain number of yellow cards spread over several matches they will be suspended for future games, and it is this aspect that most concerns Platini.