40

REFEREE SIGNALS

Indirect free kick Advantage

Caution

Direct free kick

Sending Off

41

ASSISTANT REFEREE SIGNALS

Substitution Offside Throw-in

Offside on the nearside of the field

Offside in the centreof the field

Offside on thefar side of the field

42

LAW 11 – Illustrations

The

atta

cker

wh

o re

ceiv

es t

he

ball

from

his

tea

m-m

ate,

num

ber

9, i

s of

fsid

e si

nce

he

is n

eare

r to

his

opp

onen

ts’ g

oal l

ine

than

th

e ba

ll a

nd t

he

seco

nd la

st d

efen

der

and

gain

s an

adv

anta

ge b

y be

ing

in t

hat

pos

itio

n.

OFF

SID

E

43

The

atta

cker

wh

o re

ceiv

es t

he

ball

from

his

tea

m-m

ate,

num

ber

8, i

s no

t of

fsid

e be

caus

e, w

hen

th

e ba

ll is

kic

ked,

he

isle

vel w

ith

th

e se

cond

last

def

ende

r.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

44

The

atta

cker

, num

ber

9, i

s no

t of

fsid

e be

caus

e, w

hen

th

e ba

ll is

pla

yed

to h

im b

y h

is t

eam

-mat

e, n

umbe

r 7

, he

is le

vel

wit

h t

he

seco

nd la

st d

efen

der.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

45

A p

laye

r ca

nnot

be

offs

ide

from

a t

hro

w-i

n.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

46

The

atta

cker

, num

ber

9, i

s of

fsid

e be

caus

e h

e is

invo

lved

in a

ctiv

e pl

ay a

nd is

inte

rfer

ing

wit

h t

he

goal

keep

er.

OFF

SID

E

47

The

atta

cker

, num

ber

9, i

s of

fsid

e be

caus

e h

e is

in a

n of

fsid

e po

siti

on a

nd is

inte

rfer

ing

wit

h t

he

goal

keep

er.

OFF

SID

E

48

The

play

er ly

ing

in t

he

goal

are

a is

not

off

side

sin

ce h

e is

not

invo

lved

in a

ctiv

e pl

ay a

nd is

not

inte

rfer

ing

wit

h t

he

goal

keep

er.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

49

Alt

hou

gh t

he

atta

cker

is in

an

offs

ide

posi

tion

wh

en t

he

ball

is k

icke

d by

his

tea

m-m

ate,

num

ber

10

, he

is n

ot p

enal

ised

beca

use

he

is n

ot in

volv

ed in

act

ive

play

and

doe

s no

t ga

in a

n ad

vant

age

by b

eing

in t

hat

posi

tion

.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

50

The

shot

by

num

ber

6 r

ebou

nds

from

th

e go

alpo

st t

o a

team

-mat

e, w

ho

is p

enal

ised

for

bein

g in

an

offs

ide

posi

tion

,be

caus

e w

hen

th

e ba

ll is

pla

yed,

he

is in

volv

ed in

act

ive

play

and

gai

ns a

n ad

vant

age

by b

eing

in t

hat

posi

tion

.

OFF

SID

E

51

The

shot

by

a te

am-m

ate

rebo

unds

from

th

e go

alke

eper

to

num

ber

8, w

ho

is p

enal

ised

for

bein

g in

an

offs

ide

posi

tion

beca

use,

wh

en t

he

ball

is p

laye

d, h

e is

invo

lved

in a

ctiv

e pl

ay a

nd g

ains

an

adva

ntag

e by

bei

ng in

tha

t po

siti

on.

OFF

SID

E

52

ATh

e ba

ll is

kic

ked

to t

he

goal

keep

er b

y a

team

-mat

e an

d an

att

acki

ng p

laye

r m

oves

to

chal

leng

e h

im.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

53

BTh

e go

alke

eper

kic

ks t

he

ball

upf

ield

and

th

e at

tack

ing

play

er, n

umbe

r 9

, tur

ns t

o ta

ke u

p an

ons

ide

posi

tion

.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

54

The

ball

is in

terc

epte

d by

a t

eam

-mat

e of

th

e at

tack

ing

play

er a

nd p

laye

d to

ano

ther

tea

m-m

ate

on t

he

win

g. T

he

atta

ckin

gpl

ayer

, num

ber

9, i

s no

t pe

nali

sed

for

bein

g in

an

offs

ide

posi

tion

bec

ause

he

is n

ot in

volv

ed in

act

ive

play

and

doe

s no

tga

in a

n ad

vant

age

from

bei

ng in

th

at p

osit

ion.

NO

T O

FFS

IDE

C

55

The

ball

is p

laye

d to

war

ds g

oal b

y th

e at

tack

ing

team

and

a d

efen

der

jum

ps a

nd h

andl

es it

as

the

atta

ckin

g pl

ayer

mov

esto

war

ds t

he

ball

.

The

defe

nder

is s

ent

off f

or d

enyi

ng t

he

oppo

sing

tea

m a

n ob

viou

s go

al-s

cori

ng o

ppor

tuni

ty.

B

LAW 12 – Illustrations

56

The

ball

is p

laye

d fo

rwar

d to

an

atta

ckin

g pl

ayer

and

th

e go

alke

eper

han

dles

it o

utsi

de t

he

pena

lty

area

.

The

goal

keep

er is

sen

t of

f for

den

ying

th

e op

posi

ng t

eam

an

obvi

ous

goal

-sco

ring

opp

ortu

nity

.

57

An

atta

cker

, num

ber

10

, sh

oots

th

e b

all t

owar

ds g

oal.

Just

bef

ore

it c

ross

es t

he

goal

line

into

goa

l, a

def

ende

r pu

nch

esth

e ba

ll o

ver

the

bar.

A p

enal

ty k

ick

is a

war

ded

and

the

defe

nder

is s

ent

off f

or d

enyi

ng t

he

oppo

sing

tea

m a

goa

l.

58

A d

efen

der

inte

ntio

nall

y h

andl

es t

he

ball

insi

de h

is o

wn

pena

lty

area

and

th

e re

fere

e aw

ards

a p

enal

ty k

ick.

He

does

not

sen

d of

f th

e de

fend

er s

ince

no

obvi

ous

goal

-sco

ring

opp

ortu

nity

has

bee

n de

nied

. If t

he

ball

str

ikes

th

ede

fend

er a

ccid

enta

lly,

no

offe

nce

is c

omm

itte

d.

59

The

goal

keep

er p

ulls

dow

n an

att

acki

ng p

laye

r in

side

his

pen

alty

are

a an

d a

pena

lty

kick

is a

war

ded.

The

goal

keep

er is

not

sen

t of

f sin

ce t

he

atta

ckin

g pl

ayer

is m

ovin

g aw

ay fr

om g

oal a

nd d

oes

not

hav

e an

obv

ious

goa

l-sc

orin

g op

port

unit

y.

60

An

atta

ckin

g pl

ayer

, num

ber

10

, is

mov

ing

forw

ard

near

th

e to

uch

line

wh

en h

e is

tri

pped

by

a de

fend

er.

Num

ber

10

doe

s no

t ha

ve a

n ob

viou

s go

al-s

cori

ng o

ppor

tuni

ty a

nd s

o th

e de

fend

er is

not

sen

t of

f.

61

An

atta

cker

is m

ovin

g to

war

ds g

oal w

ith

an

obvi

ous

goal

-sco

ring

opp

ortu

nity

wh

en h

e is

tri

pped

by

a de

fend

er.

The

defe

nder

is s

ent

off f

or d

enyi

ng a

n op

pone

nt a

goa

l-sc

orin

g op

port

unit

y.

62

An

atta

cker

is m

akin

g h

is w

ay t

owar

ds g

oal w

hen

he

is t

ripp

ed b

y a

defe

nder

.

He

does

not

hav

e an

obv

ious

goa

l-sc

orin

g op

port

unit

y, h

owev

er, a

nd t

he

defe

nder

is n

ot s

ent

off.

63

An

atta

cker

is t

ripp

ed b

y a

defe

nder

insi

de t

he

pena

lty

area

and

a p

enal

ty k

ick

is a

war

ded.

The

defe

nder

is n

ot s

ent

off b

ecau

se t

he

atta

cker

is m

ovin

g aw

ay fr

om g

oal a

nd d

oes

not

hav

e an

obv

ious

goa

l-sc

orin

gop

port

unit

y.

64

An

atta

cker

is m

akin

g h

is w

ay t

owar

ds g

oal w

hen

he

is h

eld

by t

he

goal

keep

er.

The

goal

keep

er is

sen

t of

f for

den

ying

an

oppo

nent

an

obvi

ous

goal

-sco

ring

opp

ortu

nity

.

65

66

RULES OF THE INTER-NATIONAL FOOTBALLASSOCIATION BOARD(Approved by the International FootballAssociation Board – February 1993)

� Name and ConstitutionThe title of the Board shall be the In-ternational Football Association Board. TheFootball Association (England), The ScottishFootball Association, The Football Associa-tion of Wales, The Irish Football Associationand the Fédération Internationale de Foot-ball Association (FIFA), hereafter calledassociations, shall constitute the Board andeach shall be entitled to be represented byfour delegates.

� ObjectsThe objects of the Board shall be to discussand decide proposed alterations to the Lawsof the Game and such other matters affectingassociation football as required to be referredto the Board after consideration by theAnnual General Meetings or other appropri-ate meetings of the associations forming theBoard or confederations or national associa-tions.

� Meetings of the BoardThe Board shall meet bi-annually. TheAnnual General Meeting shall take place on adate between 14 February and 14 March. TheAnnual Business Meeting shall take place inthe month of September or October, asagreed. The date and venue of both theAnnual General Meeting and the AnnualBusiness Meeting shall be decided at theprevious Annual General Meeting of theBoard.

In each current year both the Annual GeneralMeeting and the Annual Business Meeting

shall be hosted by the same member associa-tion. A representative of the host associationshall preside. The responsibility for hostingboth meetings shall be passed in rotation toeach association.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting is authorised todiscuss and decide on proposed alterations tothe Laws of the Game and other relevantmatters affecting association football whichfall within the remit of the Board.

Annual Business Meeting

The Annual Business Meeting shall take placein the month of September or October, asagreed. The meeting shall have the authorityto consider general business submitted to theBoard. It may provide decisions on suchitems but the Annual Business Meeting shallnot have the authority to alter the Laws of theGame.

� ProceduresAnnual General Meeting

Each association shall forward in writing, notlater than 1 December, to the secretary of theassociation hosting the meeting, suggestionsor proposed alterations to the Laws of theGame, requests for experimentation to theLaws of the Game and other items fordiscussion which shall be printed anddistributed not later than 14 December. Anyamendments to such proposed alterationsmust be submitted in writing to the secretaryof the host association not later than 14January, and such proposals and amend-ments shall be printed and distributed tomember associations for consideration notlater than 1 February.

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four weeks before the date of the meeting,any proposals, requests for experimentationregarding the Laws of the Game and otheritems for discussion.

The agenda and relevant papers shall bedistributed to all member associations of theBoard two weeks before the meeting.

Any confederation or other national associa-tion may forward in writing to the GeneralSecretary of FIFA, proposals, requests oritems for discussion in good time to ensurethat they may be considered by FIFA and, ifacceptable, forwarded to the secretary of thehost association at least four weeks before themeeting.

� MinutesThe minutes of the meeting shall be recordedby the secretary of the host association andshall be reported in the official Minute Book,which shall be forwarded to the associationnext in rotation before the first day ofFebruary ensuing.

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� Alterations to the Lawsof the GameNo alterations shall be made to the Lawsof the Game except in the Annual GeneralMeeting of the Board and then only if agreedby at least three-quarters of those present andentitled to vote.

� Special MeetingsThe association hosting the Board meetingsfor the current year* shall, on receiving awritten requisition signed by FIFA or by anytwo of the other member associations,accompanied by a copy of the proposals to besubmitted, call a special meeting of theBoard. Such special meetings shall be heldwithin twenty-eight days of the requisitionand the associations forming the Board shallreceive twenty-one days’ notice together witha copy of the proposals.

� Decisions of the BoardThe decisions of the Annual BusinessMeeting of the Board shall be effective fromthe date of the meeting, unless agreedotherwise.

The decisions of the Annual General Meetingof the Board regarding changes to the Lawsof the Game shall be binding on confedera-tions and national associations as from 1 Julyfollowing each Annual General Meeting ofthe Board but confederations or nationalassociations whose current season has notended by 1 July may delay the introduction ofthe adopted alterations to the Laws of theGame for their competitions until thebeginning of their next season. No alterationto the Laws of the Game shall be made by anyconfederation or national association unlessthey have been passed by the Board.**

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