Notes and modificationsKey·Page 23, 2026/27 edition

Key

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

The referee may decide not to apply the ten-second time limit, including when:
· a player's injury clearly prevents them from leaving the field within that time
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 23 · clause law-x-89dde99b

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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

Injury, safety, or a player already on their wayprotocols

Explained in the rules library 1

The plain-language pages that build on this provision.

Substitutions

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