Bundesliga players who cover mouth will be booked, not sent off

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2026-07-28

Frankfurt (dpa) - German Bundesliga players will not be send off if they cover their mouth in a confrontation with an opponent but rather only be booked. This decision which differs from practices at the recent World Cup was confirmed by the German Football Federation (DFB) refereeing body to dpa. At the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, Paraguay's Miguel Almirón and Piero Hincapié of Ecuador were sent off for this offence. The t......

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