VAR protocol4. Procedures·Page 159, 2026/27 edition

4. Procedures

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

Players, substitutes and team officials
· During the review process, players should remain on the field of play; substitutes and team officials should remain off the field of play
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 159 · clause law-x-7475f58e

Verdicts that turn on it 1

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

Surrounding the referee is a protocol breach in its own rightvar-protocol

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