SAFETY
A player must not use equipment or wear anything which is
dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind
of jewellery).
BASIC
EQUIPMENT
The basic compulsory equipment of a player is:
· a jersey or shirt
· shorts – if thermal undershorts
are worn, they are of the same main colour as the shorts
· stockings
· shinguards
· footwear
SHINGUARDS
· are covered entirely by the stockings
· are made of a suitable material
(rubber, plastic, or similar substances)
· provide a reasonable degree of protection
GOALKEEPERS
· each goalkeeper wears colours which
distinguish him from the other players, the referee and the
assistant referees
INFRINGEMENTS/SANCTIONS
For any infringement of this Law:
· play need not be stopped
· the player at fault is instructed
by the referee to leave the field of play to correct his equipment
· the player leaves the field of play
when the ball next ceases to be in play, unless he has already
corrected his equipment
· any player required to leave the
field of play to correct his equipment does not re-enter without
the referee's permission
· the referee checks that the player's
equipment is correct before allowing him to re-enter the field
of play
· the player is only allowed to re-enter
the field of play when the ball is out of play
A player who has been required to leave the field of play
because of an infringement of this Law and who enters (or
re-enters) the field of play without the referee's permission
is cautioned and shown the yellow card.
RESTART
OF PLAY
If play is stopped by the referee to administer a caution:
· the match is restarted by an indirect
free kick taken by a player of the opposing side, from the
place where the ball was located when the referee stopped
the match
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