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There are only eight mandatory cautions
in the current edition of the Laws of the Game. All other cautionable
offenses mentioned in the Laws are discretionary. In other words, they are
cautionable if they meet the standards set by the individual referee in a particular game
at a particular time and if the caution is used to meet a particular game-management or
game-control need.
(1) -- Law 3- The Number of Players
If a substitute enters the field of play
without the referee's permission:
- the substitute is cautioned, shown the
yellow card, and required to leave the field of play.
- play is restarted with a dropped ball at the
place it was located when play was stopped (keeping in mind the special circumstances
described in Law 8).
(2) -- Law 3- The Number of Players
If a player changes places with the
goalkeeper without the referee's permission before the change is made:
- the players concerned are cautioned and
shown the yellow card when the ball is next out of play.
(3) -- Law 3- The Number of Players
For any other infringement of this Law:
- the players concerned are cautioned and
shown the yellow card.
If play is stopped by the referee to
administer a caution:
- the match is restarted by an indirect free
kick, to be taken by the opposing team from the place where the ball was when play was
stopped, subject to the special circumstances described in Law 8.
There are some other infringements" of
Law 3 that could occur:
A. More than the allowed number of
players
After the kickoff and before any
substitutions, if the referee finds that a team has more than the allowed number of
players, he must stop play or delay the restart of play and remove and caution a player.
The player to be cautioned would be whoever was not listed on the team lineup as a
"starter" or who had not already been formally substituted for a
"starter." In other words, probably a named substitute.
Simply because the Law sets the maximum allowed
number of players at eleven, it does not mean that there cannot be more than the
maximum amount on the field il1egaIly. The referee and assistant referees must be
alert to possible infringements of this nature. The situation of too many players is
recognized by the lawgivers and must be enforced by the referee.
B. Replaced player illegally returning
to play
A player who has been replaced returns to
the field as a substitute and the referee detects this only after play has been restarted.
The Law requires the referee to stop play and to remove and caution this player.
While the "former player" may
indeed be such, he is still subject to the discipline of the referee as long as he remains
in the area of the team bench. If he chooses to participate in the game and the referee
mistakenly recognizes the substitution and allows him to enter the game, then that
"former player" must be dealt with.
NOTE:
(1) This situation will not arise if the
competition is using the "flying substitutions" permitted as of 1 July 1999 (see
the Memorandum 1999), but will arise if the competition follows the substitution
requirements outlined in Law 3 to the letter.
(2) This situation Is different from the
case of a person who is not a nominated substitute yet enters the game as a substitute.
Such a person is regarded as "Illegal" and must be removed from the game but
cannot be cautioned, as he is neither a player nor a substitute. If the referee stopped
the game to deal with this person1 the restart would be a dropped bail at the
place where the ball was, subject to the special circumstances imposed in Law 8. The
referee must provide a full report on the matter to the competition authorities.
C. Too many substitutions allowed
The referee allows more than the required
or agreed-upon number of substitutions1 and discovers this only after play has
been restarted This Is a grave error on the part of the referee, but it is a violation of
Law 3 and therefore covered by the third sanction.
NOTE:
A player who has been dismissed from
further participation in a match may not re-enter the game under any circumstances. If he
does so, he may not be cautioned, as he has already received the ultimate punishment and
is no longer either a player or a substitute. Such a person must be removed from the field
of play again and the referee must submit a lull report on the matter to the competition
authorities. The game would be restarted with a dropped ball at the place where the ball
was, subject to the special circumstances imposed in Law 8.
(4) -- Law 4- The Players' Equipment
A player who has been required to leave the
field of play because of an infringement of this Law and who enters (or re-enters) the
field of play without the referee's permission is cautioned and shown the yellow card.
If play is stopped by the referee to
administer a caution:
- the match is restarted by an indirect free
kick taken by a player of the opposing side, from the place where the ball was located
when the referee stopped the match (subject to the special circumstances imposed in Law
8).
(5) -- Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct -- IFAB
Decision 4:
If, in the opinion of the referee, a player
uses a deliberate trick while the ball is in play In order to circumvent the Law, the
player Is guilty of unsporting behavior. He Is cautioned9 shown the yellow card
and an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team from the place where the
Infringement occurred (keeping in mind the special circumstances described in Law 8).
(6) -- Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct -- IFAB
Decision 4:
A player using a deliberate trick to
circumvent the Law while he is taking a free kick, is cautioned for unsporting behavior
and shown the yellow card. The free kick is retaken.
(7) -- Law 12- Fouls and Misconduct -- IFAB
Decision 6:
Any simulating action anywhere on the
field, which is intended to deceive the referee, must be sanctioned as unsporting
behavior.
USSF Memorandum 1999 quoted the
International Board: "It has been noticed that more and more players are trying to
deceive the referee In an effort to gain a decision in favor of their team. This trend
must be curbed and any player attempting to mislead the referee must be sanctioned."
And goes on to say:
Section l2.29.1 of Advice to Referees on
the Laws of the Game lists a number of "specific actions considered
cautionable as unsporting behavior," including "fakes an injury or exaggerates
the seriousness of an Injury" and "fakes a foul (dives) or exaggerates the
severity of a foul." In response to growing concern over such behavior, the
International Board has Identified simulation of fouls to deceive the referee as a
mandatory caution requiring display of the yellow card.
NOTE:
In applying this decision, referees must
first consider each situation carefully and critically1 deciding if the
"simulation" influenced their decision or If the player was actually fouled. If
no stoppage has resulted directly from the simulation, the referee should not waste game
time by stopping the game simply to Issue the caution and show the yellow card or by
admonishing a player who has feigned injury or simulated being fouled to get up. He should
come back to that player at the next stoppage and administer the caution and show the
yellow card.
(8) -- Law 15- The Throw-In
If an opponent unfairly distracts or
impedes the thrower he is cautioned for unsporting behavior and shown the yellow card.
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