Law 12: Fouls and MisconductOffences where an object (or the ball) is thrown·Page 127, 2026/27 edition

Offences where an object (or the ball) is thrown

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

In all cases, the referee takes the appropriate disciplinary action:
· using excessive force – send off the offender for violent conduct
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 127 · clause law-12-d98b45a3

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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Direct free kick where the object struck, or would haveoff-the-ball

Questions that ask it 1

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Who threw or kicked it, and at what?off-the-ball

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