Sin bins, a fourth substitute and a law dictating that only captains can talk to referees will be on the agenda at next month's annual meeting of the International Football Association Board, the game's law-making body.
The temporary dismissal of players for yellow-card offences and a fourth change from the bench in extra time have already been trialled and now look set for wider approval.
Copying rugby union's approach to player-referee communications has long been discussed by those alarmed at the sight of angry players crowding around officials but law-makers have so far steered clear of enforcing such an improvement in behaviour.
Last month, FIFA's chief technical officer Marco van Basten suggested banning non-captains from talking to referees as one of eight proposed changes, which included the radical idea of scrapping offsides, although that is a long way from reaching IFAB's agenda.
Any changes to the laws would first be implemented in the amateur and youth game, with professional football following within three years.
A press release published on the FIFA website said IFAB's "overall strategy will also be discussed" to make sure all of its proposals and decisions "relate to 'what football wants'", a reference to making sure all parts of the game are properly consulted before changes are made.
For historic reasons, IFAB is made up of the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and four representatives from FIFA to represent the rest of the game. Each association gets one vote and a three-quarters majority is needed to make a change.
Hosting and chairing the meeting is rotated among IFAB's members, with Wembley and Football Association boss Greg Clarke doing the honours for this year's event, the 131st, on March 3.
Other items on the agenda include an update on the first phase of trials for video assistant referees, further discussion on punishment for some denial of goal-scoring opportunities and the possibility of giving national associations more leeway on the number of substitutes or length of matches to help player development.
Source: PA
