2014-15 Amendments

U.S. Soccer Federation Referee Program2014-15 Amendments to the Laws of the GameJune 2014

IFABo International Football Association BoardoLaws of the Gameo Interpretations of the Laws of the Game

and Guidelines for Refereeso The 128th Annual General Meeting took place

on March 1, 2014o Edits in bold

Changeso Laws of the GameoLaw 4 – Decision 1

o Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for RefereesoLaw 4 – Other Equipment

Law 4 – Decision 1

Law 4 – Decision 1o Referee not responsible for enforcemento Full details included in the match reporto Decision also applies to substitutes and

substituted playerso Referee’s concern is only the display of

prohibited language/imageso Caution if deemed dissento Send-off if deemed offensive, insulting or

abusive

Law 4 – Other Equipment

Law 4 – Other Equipment o Not required for all playerso Any head covers worn must be the same

color and same typeo Goalkeeper exceptionoMay wear black or colored head cover

matching the goalkeeper’s jersey

Implementationo June 1, 2014o Confederations or member associations

whose current season has not ended by this date may delay the introduction of the adopted alterations to the Laws of the Game in their competitions until the beginning of their next season

Resource Centero A complete version of the 2014-15

Amendments to the Laws of the Game can be downloaded in the Downloads section of the Resource Center at ussoccer.com

o 2014-15 Laws of the Game and the Interpretation of the Laws of the Game

Review Questiono If a player is seen during pre-game warmups

wearing a shirt with visible political slogans, should the referee include this information in the match report?

o Yeso No

Review Questiono Should a player and/or the team of a player

be sanctioned by the competition authority if the player lifts his or her jersey to reveal an undershirt displaying a large commercial logo which is not associated with the undershirt’s manufacturer?

o Yeso No

Review Questiono If a player violates Decision 1 of Law 4, who

has the ability to take action against the player?

o FIFAo The competition authorityo The referee if the violation is deemed

misconducto All of the above

Review Questiono Which of the following is not a requirement for

a head cover?

o It must be black or match the main color of the team's jersey

o It must not have an opening/closing mechanism around the neck

o It must not have any projectionso Its use is limited to female players

Review Questiono With the exception of a goalkeeper, are two

players from the same team allowed to wear two different colored head covers?

o Yeso No