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Interpretation

This document outlines the critical laws of football applicable to top-tier European and African leagues under FIFA's jurisdiction, adhering to IFAB's Laws of the Game. It emphasizes core principles such as respect, protection of reputation, and the responsibilities of match officials and players. Key topics include interpretations of handball, violent conduct, high foot challenges, goalkeeper challenges, holding offenses, and concussion protocols.

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Interpretation

This document outlines the critical laws of football applicable to top-tier European and African leagues under FIFA's jurisdiction, adhering to IFAB's Laws of the Game. It emphasizes core principles such as respect, protection of reputation, and the responsibilities of match officials and players. Key topics include interpretations of handball, violent conduct, high foot challenges, goalkeeper challenges, holding offenses, and concussion protocols.

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LAWS OF THE GAME DETAILS

This document is based on the critical laws of the game applicable to all
top-tier European and African leagues under FIFA's jurisdiction. It strictly
adheres to the International Football Association Board's (IFAB) Laws of
the Game, providing a comprehensive guide to understanding the rules
and regulations governing football( thorough research has been made
for all the contents provided).

CORE PRINCIPLES
-Respect - in your every action and interaction

-Protect - your reputation, the reputation of your role and the


reputation of the game

-Match Officials - empowered to take a robust approach

-Fairness - promote positively through your contribution to the game

-Captains - take responsibility for the behaviour of teammates

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-Scholars - mandatory Refereeing courses to improve players'
education and insight into officiating

PARTICIPANT BEHAVIOUR CHARTER

DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR HAS NO PLACE IN OUR GAME

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SERIOUS FOUL PLAY

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HANBALL INTERPRETATION

Not every touch of a player's hand/arm with the ball is an offence.


A player's hand/arm position should be judged in relation to body
movement in that particular situation and players are not expected to
move with their arms by their side or behind their back.

New interpretation
A very clear deflection that results in a significant change in the
trajectory of the ball should carry greater weight than arm position
when considering a handball offence.

However, touching another body part before contact with the arm does
not automatically mean a handball cannot be penalized.(please colleagues
not this, especially attacker handball concept)
No handball offence Handball offence
Justifiable position/action
Deliberate movement of arm away from body
Player plays ball onto own arm
Supportive arm
Clear additional arm movement
Clear change of ball trajectory when touched by same player
Played by a team-mate
Arm position - Makes body unjustifiably bigger
Proximity

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VIOLENT CONDUCT

In this section violent conduct is explained, specifically detailing what it


takes for a red card to be administered off the ball.

Considerations
A player who is not challenging for the ball will be sent off if they:

-use or attempt to use excessive force or brutality against an opponent,


teammate, team official, match official, spectator or any other person,
regardless of whether contact is made

-deliberately striking an opponent or any other person on the head or face


with their hand or arm, unless the force used was negligible

-make a clear forward movement with their head resulting in contact with
the head or face of an opponent or any other person, unless the force used
was negligible

-clearly make forceful contact by holding or grabbing the throat/neck


area, or gouges the eye of an opponent or any other person

-make a clear action to pull the hair of an opponent or any other person
with force

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HIGH FOOT CHALLENGES

This section explains the different levels of high foot challenges and the
sanctions applied, ranking from careless, to reckless, then excessive.

A high foot challenge may be considered:

Careless - free kick only


-Limited (indirect) contact, Low force, Low speed, Low awareness of
opponent, Low degree of danger, High degree of control, Sudden drop in
height by opponent

Reckless - yellow card


-Limited or partial contact, Low/medium force, Low/medium speed,
Limited awareness of opponent, Sudden drop in height by opponent ,
High degree of control, Low/medium degree of danger

Excessive force - red card


-Full contact, High force, High speed, High point of contact, Clear line of
sight to opponent, Fully extended leading leg ,High degree of danger

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CHALLENGES ON GOALKEEPERS

In this section the rules surrounding challenges on goalkeepers is explained.

Offences

The risk of being penalized increases when attacking players:

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-Only focus on the goalkeeper, pay no attention to challenging for the ball,
and contact clearly impacts the ability of the goalkeeper to make a save or
challenge for the ball

-Performs a non-footballing action

No offence

-Contact is an acceptable part of football

-Attacking players are permitted to compete for space and competitive


advantage by being positioned close to a goalkeeper

-Where both attacker and goalkeeper are involved in simultaneous and/or


similar actions, play should be allowed to continue

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HOLDING

A holding offence occurs only when a player's contact with an opponent's


body or equipment impedes the opponent's movement.

Considerations
-Players who only focus on an opponent and pay no attention to challenging
for the ball and have a material impact, should be penalized

-Where both players are involved in simultaneous and similar actions


(mutual holding), play should be allowed to continue

-Where one player clearly holds an opponent and this action clearly impacts
the opponent’s movement and/or the ability to play or challenge for the ball
(material impact), this action should be penalized

-Where one player solely focuses on an opponent and makes a clear non-
footballing action that clearly impacts the progress of the opponent, this
action should be penalized

Holding while focusing solely on the opponent and paying no attention to


challenging for the ball is usually an offence.

Both arms is usually an offence, if sustained and/or there is clear impact.

Shirt holding is usually an offence, unless slight, short, or no clear impact.

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One arm is usually an offence, if there is clear impact. However, mutual
holding play is usually no offence.

CONCUSSION

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