Law 5: The Referee2. Decisions of the referee·Page 73, 2026/27 edition

2. Decisions of the referee

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

The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final. The decisions of the referee, and all other match officials, must always be respected.
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 73 · clause law-5-44af1472

Verdicts that turn on it 2

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

Final on facts connected with playreferee
The decision is final: the competition was not using the technologyvar-protocol

Questions that ask it 2

Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.

What is in question?referee
Is the disputed point a fact, such as whether the whole ball crossed the goal line?var-protocol

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