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Practical guidelines for match officialsFouls·Page 227, 2026/27 edition

Fouls

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

Before signalling for an offence, the AR must determine that:

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 227 · clause law-x-5bca8ca9

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

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