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Law 3: The Players5. Offences and sanctions·Page 62, 2026/27 edition

5. Offences and sanctions

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If a named substitute starts a match instead of a named player and the referee is not informed of this change:

· the referee reports the incident to the appropriate authorities

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 62 · clause law-3-749d50b0

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