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@bdllhlr27508343 Please see the attached graphic. Best regards, The IFAB

@TheIFAB A player and a goalkeeper switched positions without the referee's permission during play. The player caught the ball inside the penalty area. What is the decision? please give the answer I'll wait for it.

A player may score a goal against the opposing team directly from: ✅ a kick-off ✅ a direct free kick ✅ a penalty kick ✅ a goal kick ✅ a corner kick A goal may not be scored directly* from: ❌ a dropped ball ❌ an indirect free kick ❌ a throw-in *For a goal to be awarded after these restarts, the ball must touch another player (of either team). If the ball enters the opponents’ goal without touching any other player, the restart is not retaken, and the #referee awards a goal kick to the opposing team.

After the goalkeeper has caught the ball inside their penalty area, an attacker quickly moves into the goalkeeper’s path and deliberately slows down the start of a potential counter-attack. What is the correct decision if the attacker does not touch the goalkeeper or the ball? Find out more: ➡️ bit.ly/IndirectFreeKi… ➡️ bit.ly/_Sanctions Download the official app: ➡️ bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid ➡️ bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS

A defender recklessly tackles an attacker outside the penalty area and this foul denies the opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. What is the decision if the advantage is not applied? ➡️ bit.ly/Referee_Powers ➡️ bit.ly/DirectFreeKick_ ➡️ bit.ly/_Sanctions Download the official app: ➡️ bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid ➡️ bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS

While taking a goal kick, a defender attempts to pass the ball to a nearby midfielder but slips and the ball is kicked only a few metres. As an opposing attacker then enters the penalty area and runs towards the ball, the goalkeeper dives and catches it to prevent the opponent from gaining control. What is the referee’s decision? Find out more: bit.ly/IndirectFreeKi… Download the official app: ➡️ bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid ➡️ bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS

@probaddie 1. Yes 2. Not offside until the whole body (excluding the hands/arms) is in front of the second-last opponent. Best regards, The IFAB

@TheIFAB 1. Suppose a defender is wrongly penalized for SPA handball (not a second caution), but the offence is in fact committed by an attacker. Can the VAR intervene if the attacker would not be cautioned? 2. What is the definition of offside position used in the trial?

The IFAB introduces further measures to improve match flow and player behaviour ➡️ bit.ly/AGM2026_News Watch now on theifab.com: press conference following the 140th Annual General Meeting

@Paulsingh25 No – only the corner kick. Best regards, The IFAB

@TheIFAB Is offside prior to a corner kick reviewable as part of the corner check?

@Gauvain_georges The quick free kick can only be taken if the referee has not unfairly distracted the offending player/team. Best regards, The IFAB

@TheIFAB And what if the referee intended to show a yellow card but didn't have time to begin to do so?

Team A is awarded a free kick for a reckless foul in the middle of the field of play. While the #referee is approaching the offending Team B player and taking the yellow card out of their pocket, a Team A player takes the free kick and passes the ball to a team-mate who is in a promising attack situation. What is the correct decision? ➡️ bit.ly/DirectFreeKick_ ➡️ bit.ly/_Sanctions Download the official app: ➡️ bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid ➡️ bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS

If the team had fewer than eleven players (but at least seven players) at the start of the match, the ‘new’ participant is considered a player (not a substitute) if making up the maximum number of players; the number of substitutions and substitution opportunities is not reduced.

If the competition rules do not require a team list, the #referee must be given the names of substitutes before the start of the match. Any substitute not named by this time may not participate. ➡️ bit.ly/_Substitutions

If the competition rules state that all players and substitutes must be named before kick-off, only the players and substitutes named on the team list may take part in the match, including situations where they arrive after the kick-off. ➡️ bit.ly/Number_Players

A defender from Team A stops a promising attack (SPA) by pulling an opponent’s shirt. After the #referee whistles to stop play for a free kick to Team B, but before the disciplinary sanction procedure has started, another player from Team A picks up the ball and holds it to prevent the free kick from being taken quickly. What is the referee’s decision? ➡️ bit.ly/DirectFreeKick_ ➡️ bit.ly/_Sanctions ➡️ bit.ly/RestartOfPlay Download the official app: ➡️ bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid ➡️ bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS

A defender starts an argument with an attacker and pushes the opponent outside the penalty area while the ball is in play in the middle of the field. What is the referee’s decision? ➡️ bit.ly/DirectFreeKick_ ➡️ bit.ly/_Sanctions Official app: bit.ly/Laws_App_

When the #referee stops play for an offence and a player of the non-offending team gestures for a card, this gesture may be sanctioned, whether or not the referee decides to show a card to the player who committed the original offence.

Excessively/persistently gesturing for a red or yellow card is mentioned in Law 12 as a cautionable (yellow card) offence for a team official. The same disciplinary action may be taken against a player who gestures for a card to be shown to an opponent, as it is visible to other participants and spectators, may be provocative and have a negative impact on the game.

A player who gestures for a card to be shown to an opponent is punished with a caution (yellow card) if their gesture is excessive and/or persistent. Depending on the situation, the sanction is issued for: ➡️ dissent (disagreement with the referee’s decision) ➡️ unsporting behaviour (showing a lack of respect for the game)

Hosted today in Hensol, Wales, the 140th Annual General Meeting of The IFAB took place during a special year, as the @FAWales celebrates its 150th anniversary. Watch the highlights.

@SerdarAkcer @FAWales The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will not be broadcast. After the AGM, we will publish the news release on theifab.com/news/ and share the press conference live on theifab.com. The recording of the press conference will later be published on our website.

@TheIFAB @FAWales Will we have the opportunity to follow the live broadcast on the IFAB YouTube channel?

Tomorrow, The IFAB convenes in Wales for the 140th Annual General Meeting, hosted by @FAWales. What’s on the agenda? Discover more here: bit.ly/AGM2026_Agenda Follow theifab.com on Saturday for all the latest updates and decisions.