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- UEFA said covering the mouth will not earn a red card in Champions, Europa or Conference Leagues.
- FIFA chief Gianni Infantino promoted the mouth-covering red-card rule that International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved in April for the World Cup.
- Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón and Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié were sent off for covering their mouths in World Cup matches, as UEFA will keep using VAR to check corners after overturning 22 calls.
