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Law 12: Fouls and MisconductCautions for unsporting behaviour·Page 122, 2026/27 edition

Cautions for unsporting behaviour

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

There are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour, including if a player:

· handles the ball in an attempt to score a goal (whether or not the attempt is successful)

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 122 · clause law-12-3cb5ba9d

Verdicts that turn on it 4

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

Explained in the rules library 3

The plain-language pages that build on this provision.

Applied in these incidents 1

Real decisions where this clause decided what should have happened.

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