Interpreting the Law
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
When interpreting whether a slogan, statement or image is permissible, note should be taken of Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct), which requires the referee to take action against a player who is guilty of:
· acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
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