Law 5: The Referee3. Powers and duties·Page 75, 2026/27 edition

3. Powers and duties

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

· allows play to continue until the ball is out of play if a player is only slightly injured
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 75 · clause law-5-7650d6f5

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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

Play continues until the ball is out of playreferee

Questions that ask it 2

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

What about the injury?referee
Was the player seriously injured?referee

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