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GlossarySimulation·Page 203, 2026/27 edition

Simulation

The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.

An action which creates a wrong/false impression that something has occurred when it has not (see also Deceive); committed by a player to gain an unfair advantage

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 203 · clause law-x-6b3761b5

Verdicts that turn on it 2

Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.

Explained in the rules library 1

The plain-language pages that build on this provision.

Questions that ask it 3

Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.

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