Law changes 24/25

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Individual Law changes

Law 1. The Field of Play

  • Clarification that the goal line technology (GLT) indication that a goal has been scored can be communicated via the referee’s earpiece/headset

Law 3. The Players

  • The use of additional permanent concussion substitutions is now available to competitions
  • Each team must have a captain who wears an identifying armband

Law 4. The Players’ Equipment

  • Clarification that players are responsible for the size and suitability of their shinguards
  • Clarification of the requirements for the captain’s compulsory armband
  • Reference to gloves to be included under ‘Other equipment’
  • Reference to tracksuit bottoms for goalkeepers to be removed from ‘Compulsory equipment’ and included under ‘Other equipment’

Law 12. Fouls and Misconduct

  • Clarification that non-deliberate handball offences for which penalties are awarded are to be sanctioned in the same way as fouls which are an attempt to play the ball or a challenge for the ball

Law 14. The Penalty Kick

  • Clarification that part of the ball must touch or overhang the centre of the penalty mark
  • Encroachment by players will be penalised only if it has an impact (same philosophy as goalkeeper encroachment)

Guidelines for temporary dismissals (sin bins)

  • The guidelines have been revised, including, most notably, to specify that a temporarily dismissed player can return to the field of play only during a stoppage and to simplify System B