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Law 12: Fouls and Misconduct5. Restart of play after fouls and misconduct·Page 128, 2026/27 edition

5. Restart of play after fouls and misconduct

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If an offence is committed outside the field of play by a player against a player, substitute, substituted player or team official of their own team, play is restarted with an indirect free kick on the boundary line closest to where the offence occurred.

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 128 · clause law-12-7c556f79

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