Blue cards are set to be announced as part of sin bin trial in football.

An announcement is expected on Friday to announce the introduction of the blue cards.

According to a report from The Telegraph of UK on Thursday, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) haS signed off on the use of a new card for the first time since yellow and red cards were brought in back in 1970.

A blue card will see a player leave the pitch for 10 minutes before getting the chance to return to the game, and it will be reserved for certain offences.

The report states that blue cards will only be used for dissent or cynical fouls that stop a promising attack, but without necessarily being that dangerous.

A combination of two blue cards, or a blue and a yellow card in one game, could then lead to a red card later, just as two yellows already lead to a red under current football rules.