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Practical guidelines for match officialsWhistle·Page 224, 2026/27 edition

Whistle

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

The whistle is needed to:

stop play:

· at the end of each half

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 224 · clause law-x-cb9ff72a

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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

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