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  Rules of Soccer Posted with permission of www.FIFA.com

 

 

  FIFA has written it's laws of the game.  The pull down list located at the top left corner of this page will be at the top of each page to allow for easy searching.  You can also search with the table below. For the table of contents and additional options to navigate to other rules please scroll down. Click here for the PDF of the rules of soccer. The rules of the game are subject to change so check with FIFA to ensure these rules are up to date.  

   Rules of Soccer Posted with permission of www.FIFA.com

Rule #

Rule of Soccer NAME

1 The Field of Play
2 The Ball
3 The Number of Players
4 The Players’ Equipment
5 The Referee
6 The Assistant Referees
7 The Duration of the Match
8 The Start and Restart of Play
9 The Ball In and Out of Play
10 The Method of Scoring
11 Offside
12 Fouls and Misconduct
13 Free Kicks
14 The Penalty Kick
15 The Throw-In
16 The Goal Kick
17 The Corner Kick
  Procedures to Determine the Winner of a Match
  The Technical Area
  The Fourth Official
  Referee Signals
  Assistant Referee Signals
  Law 11 Illustrations
  Additional Instructions for Referees,
Assistant Referees and Fourth Officials
  2005 FIFA Guidelines
  Rules of the International Football Association Board

The rules of soccer keep the game orderly.  Without soccer rules chaos and violence could rule the game as opposed to orderly play.  Soccer is a great game that respects rules and boundaries.  As a player use and know the rules of soccer.  As coaches it is vital to know the rules of soccer.  Otherwise you could cost you team a game.  I recently heard a coach in the NFL that somehow forgot or didn't know the rules of American football he ended up making a big mistake because of this.  Respect the rules and use them guide your team to play to their highest levels. 

 

 

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