| Disciplinary sanctions |
Yellow and red cards may only be shown to players or substitutes.
The referees are authorised to take disciplinary action from the moment
players enter the pitch until the moment they leave it after the fi nal
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| Cautionable offences |
A player or a substitute shall be cautioned and shown the yellow card
if he commits any of the following infringements:
 unsporting behaviour
dissent by word or action
persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game
delaying the restart of play
failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with
a corner kick, kick-in, free kick or goal clearance
entering or re-entering the pitch without the referees’ permission
or infringement of the substitution procedure
deliberately leaving the pitch without the referees’ permission |
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| Sending-off offences |
A player or a substitute shall be sent off and shown the red card if he
commits any of the following offences:
serious foul play
violent conduct
spitting at an opponent or any other person
denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring
opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (with the exception
of a goalkeeper inside his own penalty area)
denying an opponent moving towards the player’s goal an obvious
goalscoring opportunity by committing an offence punishable by
a free kick or a penalty kick
using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures
receiving a second caution in the same match |
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