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Law 9: The Ball in and out of Play2. Ball in play·Page 101, 2026/27 edition

2. Ball in play

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The ball is in play at all other times when it touches a match official and when it rebounds off a goalpost, crossbar or corner flagpost and remains on the field of play.

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 101 · clause law-9-0f218d91

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