PSG Manager Proposes to Use Rugby-Style Yellow Card System

Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique supports new innovations in football (Instagram/@psg).

JAKARTA - Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique is open to a rugby-like yellow card system being implemented in football where players are temporarily removed from a match for offences.

The yellow card system used in rugby matches makes a player expelled for 10 minutes.

There is no such system in football as players are only given a warning with a yellow card or permanently excluded after a red card.

Luis Enrique also supported the idea with what he called an orange card, which would take players off for 20 minutes.

"We have to keep looking for things like this. It's important to keep evolving as a sport. As long as there is a possibility to improve, to find a more attacking football (that) is more attractive to supporters," Enrique said on Thursday, January 15, 2026, ahead of the Ligue 1 match against Lille.

Enrique further revealed another way to improve the attacking game is to have more space on the field.

"I remember (former UEFA President Michel) Platini saying years ago to play with 10 players, not 11."

"These are things that need to be analyzed, (to see) what the impact is on our sport. However, I am always open to finding new things," said Luis Enrique.

Meanwhile, PSG is one point behind the surprising leaders, Lens, ahead of the match against Lille on Saturday, January 17, 2026, early morning WIB.