Introduction

Welcome to FIFA.com's dedicated section on the Laws of the Game. Here you can read the latest updated version of the Laws which were last modified at the 125th Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Newport, Wales on 5 March 2011. These were brought into effect on 1 July 2011.

Please use the top left hand menu to navigate through the various Laws and the interpretation of them. However, a PDF file of the complete Laws of the Game is available for download on the top right hand corner of this page.