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Players can celebrate when a goal is scored, but the celebration must not be excessive; choreographed celebrations are not encouraged and must not cause excessive time-wasting. Leaving the field of play to celebrate a goal is not a cautionable offence but players should return as soon as possible.
- The Field of Play
A player who makes unauthorised marks on the field of play...
- Law 3: The Players
cautions both players when the ball is next out of play but...
- The Field of Play
- Number of Players. A match is played by two teams, each with a maximum of eleven players; one must be the goalkeeper. A match may not start or continue if either team has fewer than seven players.
- Number of substitutions. OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS. The number of substitutes, up to a maximum of five, which may be used in any match played in an official competition will be determined by FIFA, the confederation or the national football association.
- Substitution procedure. The names of the substitutes must be given to the referee before the start of the match. Any substitute not named by this time may not take part in the match.
- Changing the goalkeeper. Any of the players may change places with the goalkeeper if: the referee is informed before the change is made. the change is made during a stoppage in play.
An eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper; The kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any offence; the kicker may not play the ball a second time; The referee keeps a record of the kicks
Mar 31, 2010 · Once the game begins, only the referee has the right to decide whether the game continues, is suspended temporarily, terminated or abandoned. If a game is abandoned or terminated before it is completed, the determination of the result is up to the competition authority (league, cup, tournament).
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- More accurate game time
- Leniency on "physical" challenges
- Dissent
- Policing the technical area
A crackdown on time-wasting and dissent as well as a much stricter policing of the bench and technical areas are at the heart of new refereeing guidelines that will be in force for the start of the football season.
Added minutes at the end of EFL and Premier League matches are now expected to frequently run into double digits, as they did at the last World Cup in Qatar.
For Southampton's 2-1 Championship win over Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night, six minutes of additional time were added to the first half, with nine minutes added to the second.
One match official has told Sky Sports News it will now be a rarity if a top-flight game lasts less than 100 minutes.
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Image: During the World Cup long periods of stoppage time were added to games - and we can expect the same in domestic football this season
Officials have become increasingly concerned with statistics that show how little the ball has been in play in professional matches in England, with averages last season of just 48 minutes in League Two, 50 minutes in League One, 52 minutes in the Championship and just under 55 minutes in the Premier League.
More time will be added on too for goal celebrations, which officials feel have become lengthier and more elaborate.
Referees will now be obliged to specifically time how long the game is stopped before the re-start for game interruptions, such as a goal, a substitution, injury, or preparations for a free-kick.
On the pitch, as an attempt to allow the game to flow better and reduce stoppages, a higher threshold will be applied to "contact" between players - meaning there should be fewer free-kicks awarded for incidents which last season might well have been penalised for being overly physical.
However, as per the existing referee guidelines, any challenge deemed "careless" will be deemed a foul, any which are "reckless" will receive a yellow card, and any player who "endangers the safety" of an opponent will be sent off.
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Former referee Dermot Gallagher explains how the new rule changes will crack down on ref pushing
The threshold for a player to be shown a yellow card for dissent will be reduced this season.
Whenever more than one player approaches the referee, at least one of those players, and potentially more, will be shown an automatic yellow card. Practically, any player that runs from a distance to approach the match officials will be booked.
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher told Sky Sports: "We have to have people behaving better.
"Everybody would agree it went too far last season. The one thing that was very evident was the amount of crowding the referees. It reached a high.
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Explained: Why managers face tougher punishments for bad behaviour
The behaviour of managers and their back room staff will come under greater scrutiny, with an automatic yellow card if there is ever more than one coach in the technical area, and harsher penalties for managers that leave their technical area.
Aggression from coaches, towards match officials or opponents, will be routinely met with a red card, and any club official sent off will no longer be allowed to watch the game from the stands. Instead, they must be out-of-sight of the pitch.
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Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher reveals how new rule changes will clamp down on managers committing 'unacceptable behaviour' in the Premier League.
Jul 25, 2023 · But the ultimate goal is to have the fair amount of time added at the end of the game, which basically avoids encouraging players from wasting time or for tactical breaks.
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Jul 27, 2022 · English Football League referees will be told to increase their threshold of fouls, cut down on time wasting and ensure player behaviour does not overstep the mark ahead of the new season.
