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

3. Powers and duties

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Disciplinary action

· takes action against team officials who fail to act in a responsible manner and warns or shows a yellow card for a caution or a red card for a sending-off from the field of play and its immediate surrounds, including the technical area; if the offender cannot be identified, the senior coach present in the technical area will receive the sanction. A medical team official who commits a sending-off offence may remain if the team has no other medical person available, and act if a player needs medical attention

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 75 · clause law-5-fb31e23f

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