KUALA LUMPUR: Refereeing has come under scrutiny again after the "yellow fever" in a Malaysia Cup football semi-final match.
An unusually high number of 11 yellow cards were flashed by the referee during the recent Sabah-Johor Darul Ta'zim match. And some of them were for "soft challenges" which did not merit a booking.
FAM referee committee chairman Datuk S. Sivasundaram said: "I think the (11) yellow cards are normal and there's nothing to it. So far, we have not received any complaints from any of the teams.
"If a referee is at fault, FAM will receive reports from the referee assessors. If we get a report, of course we will take action. If there isn't, then we don't act."
However, after the conclusion of this season's Super League and FA Cup, the referees in the M-League have come under criticism for their handling of matches.
Sivasundaram said the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), which was used during last month's AFC Cup final between KL City and Al Seeb at the National Stadium, will not be used for the Malaysia Cup final on Nov 26.
"I think the earliest we can see the VAR implementation is probably in the FA Cup next year."
