- Should a penalty be awarded if, when the ball
is played, a player intentionally
trips
or strikes an opponent who is in an offside position in the penalty-area, but who
is not attempting to play the ball or interfere with play in any way?
Yes.
- What is the decision if a player after receiving
the approval of the referee to
leave
the field of play because of slight injury or other cause, places himself near the
touch-Iine and puts his foot into the field causing an opponent to
fall?
The player shall he cautioned and the game restarted by a direct free-kick
because the offence occurred within the field of play.
- Should the referee award a penalty-kick when a
defending player is sent off the
field for kicking or striking an opponent within the penalty-area?
Yes, provided the ball was in play at the moment when the offence was
committed.
- If a player intentionally lies on the ball for an
unreasonable length of time, is he guilty of ungentlemanly conduct?
Yes. He must be cautioned, and an indirect free-kick awarded to the opposing
team. In case of repetition of the offence, he must be sent off the field.
- How should the game be restarted if, when the
ball is about to be dropped within the penalty-area, a defending player strikes an
opponent before the ball touches the ground?
After having taken the appropriate action in relation to the offence the referee
snaIl drop the ball. If the misconduct took place inside the penalty-area he must
not award a penalty-kick because the call was not in play at the time the offence
was committed.
- What action should the referee take if a player
of the defending team, other
than
the goalkeeper standing outside the penalty-area, intentionally handles the ball
within the penalty-area?
He shall penalise the player by awarding a penalty-kick because the offence took
place within the penalty-area.
- What action should the referee take if, while the
ball is in play, two players of the same team commit ungentlemanly or violent conduct
towards each other on the field of play?
The referee shall caution them or send them off and restart the game with an indirect
free-kick.
- A player enters or returns to the field of play
without receiving a signal from the
referee to do so, and, apart from this, commits another more serious infringement,
e.g. handles the ball or strikes an opponent. How should he be
penalised?
1. The referee shall caution the player for entering or returning to the field of play
without having received a signal from the referee.
2. The referee shall furthermore punish the more serious infringement in
accordance with the Laws of the Game.
- If a referee cautions a player who in turn
apologises for his misconduct, can the
referee omit to report the incident?
No, all cautions must he reported.
- What action should the referee take against
players who leave the field of play
whilst celebrating a goal?
Celebrating a goal is all part of football. A caution is only warranted if a player
gives an excessive demonstration of jubilation. e.g. by jumping over the
boundary fence, gesticulating at his opponents or the spectators or ridiculing
them by pointing to his shirt.
- The goalkeeper controls the ball with his hands
in the penalty-area, and passes it
to a team-mate who is also within the penalty-area. The latter miskicks the ball
towards his own goal. The goalkeeper touches it with his hands but fails to stop it
entering the goal. What should the referee's decision be in this
case?
The referee shall award the goal.
- The goalkeeper is in his penalty-area holding
the hall firmly in his hands. He
then
places it on the ground and takes it beyond the penalty-area. On noticing that an
opponent is very near he re-enters the penalty-area with the ball and controls the
ball again with his hands so as to pass it to a colleague or kick it a long way down
the field. Should the goalkeeper be penalised for this?
Yes, the opposing team shall be awarded an indirect free-kick as the goalkeeper
has committed an infringement of Law XII 5 (a).
- Whilst the ball is in play, the goalkeeper strikes
an attacking player in the area
enclosed by the goal-line and the goal-nets, the player having missed the ball and
fallen into the nets. What action should the referee take?
The referee shall stop the game, send off the goalkeeper and restart the game by
dropping the ball at the place where it was when the violence occurred, unless it
was within the goal-area at that time, in which case it shall be dropped on that
part of the goal-area line which runs parallel to the goal-line at the point nearest to
where the ball was when play was stopped. A penalty-kick cannot be awarded
as the area described is not part of the held of play.
- 15.1. What action should the referee take
against a player other
than the
goalkeeper who, whilst standing in his own penalty-area holding a
shinguard, hits the ball so as to prevent it entering the goal?
The shinguard must be regarded as an extension of the player's hand and
he must therefore be penalised by the award of a penalty-kick.
15.2. What happens if in a similar situation, the
player in question is the
goalkeeper?
The situatIon is different for the goalkeeper since the Laws of the Game
entitle him to play the ball with his hands, therefore he should be cautioned
and penalised by the award of an indirect free-kick.
- How should a player be penalised for throwing
an object (stone, shoe) or
spitting
from within the penalty-area at a player who is outside the
penalty-area?
He must be penalised by a penalty-kick and be sent off.
- A forward running with the ball meets a
defender in his path. The forward runs off
the field of play so as to continue playing the hall, but the defender intentionally
knocks him over when he is beyond the touch-line. How should the referee
penalise the infringement and how should he restart the game?
The referee shall caution or send off the defender, depending upon the
seriousness of the offence. He shall restart the game by dropping the ball at the
place where it was when the infringement was committed, except if it was
within the goal-area at that time, in which case it shall be dropped on that part of
the goal-area line which runs parallel to the goal-line at the point nearest to
where the ball was when play was stopped.
- A goalkeeper kicks the hall to a player of his
team. This player passes the ball back
to the goalkeeper, who then returns it once more, either to the same player or
another. This action is repeated several times. Should this conduct be regarded
as time-wasting or should one apply the principle that the players of the
opposing team have the possibility of intercepting these passes?
Only if the referee deems that the action of the goalkeeper is deliberately
intended to waste time in the sense of Law XII 5(b), shall he award an indirect
free-kick to the opposing team.
- If a player throws an object at an opponent
(e.g. a stone, a shoe or any other
missile), where should the offence be penalised?
The offence is deemed to be committed at the place where the guilty player
started the action.
- Should the referee send off, for violent conduct,
a player who spits at
an opponent?
Yes. Play shall be restarted with a direct free-kick (or penalty-kick) if the offence
took place while the ball was in play.
- ls there a difference in the punishment to be
given for spitting at an opponent
or attempting to do so?
No. Spitting or attempting to do so are equally grave offences.
- What action should the referee take against a
player who throws an object (e.g.
a shoe) at a player who is seated on the substitutes' bench?
The referee shall stop the game, send off the guilty player and resume the game
by an indirect free-kick from the place where the offender was situated, subject
to the overriding conditions of Law XIII.
- What action should the referee take against a
substitute who throws an object
(e.g. a shoe) at a player of the opposing team who is on the field of play and is at
that moment playing the ball?
The referee shall stop the game, send the substitute off and resume the game by
dropping the ball at the place it was when play was stopped, unless it was within
the goal-area at that time, in which case it shall he dropped on that part of the
goal-area line which runs parallel to the goal-Iine at the point nearest to where
the ball was when play was stopped. He must report this incident to the responsible
authorities. The substitute will not be allowed to take part in the match.
- May a player stand behind the opponent's
goal-line, between the
goal-posts?
No.
- What action should be taken it a player
standing in his own penalty-area strikes
the referee?
The player shall be sent off and play resumed with an indirect free-kick to the
opposing team, taken from the place of the offence, subject to the overriding
conditions of Law XIII.
- May the yellow card be shown to coaches or
members of a technical
delegation?
No, the yellow card is only used in cautioning players.
- lf a player who has been cautioned asks to
leave the field to have an injury
treated
or for any other reason and re-enters the field without the referee's permission,
should he be sent off because he has already been cautioned?
Yes, he shall be sent off.
- A goalkeeper holding the ball in his
penalty-area, deliberately throws the ball at
an opponent who is outside the penalty area. What action should the referee
take?
A penalty-kick shall be awarded in accordance with Decision 1 of Law XII.