A new pilot project in Germany would see a second yellow card result in a temporary sending off.
The German football federation will test a new "sin bin" sanction for a second yellow card rather than sending a player off with a red card.
The federation said Friday it was agreeing to a request from its local division in the central state of Hesse to test the measure as a pilot project. The test phase will start next season at district league level -- the eighth tier and below -- for both men and women.
Under the measure, a player with a yellow card will be sent off for a specific time only before being allowed back on the field if he or she is shown a second yellow card. Only a third warning would then lead to a red card and the automatic sending off for the rest of a game.
Currently, players shown a second yellow card during a game are automatically sent off with a red card.
"According to FIFA regulations, the rules in grassroots soccer can be adjusted in coordination with the national soccer association," the federation said. "This also applies to time penalties."
Source: espn.co.uk