The Uefa president, Michel Platini, has said he would like to see the introduction of a sin-bin for players who show dissent towards referees.

Platini, speaking at the launch of his book, Parlons Football, said he would like there to be a white card which would sideline players for 10 minutes if they have spoken back to the referee.

The Frenchman said dissent was a “veritable epidemic” in football but the white card “should not be confused in any way with the yellow card, which for its part is dedicated to fouls within the game”.

Platini also said he wanted to allow five substitutions in a match with “two changes at half-time while maintaining the possibility to make three more during the course of the match”.

One of the 59-year-old’s other ideas is to change the rules whereby players who concede a penalty for a professional foul are also sent off.