Medical Alert Jewelry and Law 4
Law 4, The Players' Equipment, states that "a player may not use equipment or wear anything which is dangerous ...

The 25 most important things to know about officiating
The task was simple enough: Come up with the 25 most important things to know about officiating. We started with ...

Tackles
No visions of beauty here, except for sadists! Recall what our group of young players want from the rules: "We ...

Dissent
The 1863 ruling banned four physical acts from play: tripping, kicking, holding and pushing an opponent. In addition ...

Technical offences
Eight actions are named, less serious than penal offences, which incur an indirect free kick award. Five are aimed ...

Misconduct
In football, misconduct is unacceptable behavior which offends an unwritten code of morals for the sport. As already ...

Playing the ball while on the ground - Mark Sprenger,
Why is the referee not penalizing players for "playing the ball while on the ground"?

The simple answer ...

7 Cautionable Offenses
A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offenses:
1. is guilty ...

Fouls And Misconduct
LAW XII FOULS and MISCONDUCT
New Text of the Law, replacing the present text
A player who commits any ...

Offside Rule
LAW XI - OFFSIDE
New Text of Section (2), replacing the present text:
It is not an offense in itself ...

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