Romania will introduce a new rule to control the behavior of fans at football matches involving children.

Axar.az reports that the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has decided to introduce a black card at tournaments for age groups from U-7 to U-16. The new disciplinary procedure was approved by the federation’s Emergency Committee on September 11.

The black card will be issued in response to insults, threats, physical violence and persistent aggressive behavior by parents and other fans toward children, coaches, referees and other people involved in matches.

The rule consists of three stages. In the event of a first incident, the referee stops the game and asks the coaches to calm the fans down. If the behavior continues, the match is suspended for 10 minutes and the teams are sent to the dressing rooms.

If aggressive behavior in the stands continues after the game resumes, the referee ends the match and shows a black card. In this case, the match is stopped and will not be resumed.

According to the FRF, it is the first football federation in the world to introduce a special card for behavior in the stands.