Referees will be able to issue yellow cards for hair pulling in the 2026-27 season after a new set of football principles and refereeing points of emphasis were unveiled by the Premier League.

Premier League relaxes hair pulling rules as new guidelines unveiled for next season - Three players were sent off for hair pulling in the Premier League last season ...

Referees will be able to book players for hair-pulling instead of sending them off. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

The Premier League have announced new Premier League rules and refereeing guidance ahead of the 2026/27 Premier League season; among new guidance, hair-pulls can result in a yellow card if deliberate ...

It was, according to Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick, “one of the worst” refereeing decisions he had witnessed. An aerial challenge with Leeds United forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin had led ...

Martinez was sent off after pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair against Leeds Richard Sellers/Allstar via Getty Images Manchester United failed in an appeal to overturn Lisandro Martinez’s three-match ...