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consistency wherever the game is played. FIFA therefore has a policy of ongoing training for its referees to ensure that refereeing standards continue to improve and the Laws of the Game are applied the same way everywhere.

Teaching Material

Compiled by the FIFA Refereeing Department with help from FIFA instructors, the confederations and member associations, this teaching material is base...
    Laws of the Game
    Read the latest updated version of the Laws of the Game. Use the top left hand menu  to navigate through the Laws or check out the PDF file.
      The Referees' Committee applies and interprets the Laws of the Game, can propose necessary rule changes to the Executive Committee and appoints refe...
        • FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and the attendees of the FIFA Referee Fitness Instructors Seminar at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 25 February 2013
        • FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and the attendees of the FIFA Referee Fitness Instructors Seminar at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 25 February 2013
        • FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and the participants of the Seminar for FIFA Technical Instructors at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 18 February 2013
        • FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and the participants of the Seminar for FIFA Technical Instructors at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 18 February 2013
        • Massimo Busacca during a refeering course in Argentina
        • Massimo Busacca during a refeering course in Argentina
        • A linesman holds a flag
        • FIFA. Schiedsrichterseminar, Medizinische Tests
        • FIFA. Schiedsrichterseminar, Medizinische Tests