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Notes and modificationsProcedure·Page 26, 2026/27 edition

Procedure

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When the referee determines that a throw-in/goal kick is being deliberately delayed by the team taking the restart:

· Where the restart is awarded to the opposing team, a caution (yellow card) applies only if the player or a team-mate then excessively delays the restart by the opposing team.

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 26 · clause law-x-76339fe1

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