1526General KnowledgeMedium
Penalty cards(Yellow, Red) used in Football first introduced in which year?
A1970
B1996
C1974
DNone of these
Correct answer
A. 1970
Explanation
Yellow and red cards were introduced at the 1970 FIFA World Cup™ in Mexico, and have since become part and parcel of the game. But we would be doing Mr Aston a great disservice if we limited his influence on refereeing and football to his famous brainwave.