Additional guidance

Challenges on Goalkeepers

9 Sep 2024
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In this section the rules surrounding challenges on goalkeepers is explained. 

Offence
Offence

The risk of being penalised increases when attacking players:

-Only focus on the goalkeeper, pay no attention to challenging for the ball, and contact clearly impacts the ability of the goalkeeper to make a save or challenge for the ball
-Performs a non-footballing action

No offence
No offence

-Contact is an acceptable part of football
-Attacking players are permitted to compete for space and competitive advantage by being positioned close to a goalkeeper
-Where both attacker and goalkeeper are involved in simultaneous and/or similar actions, play should be allowed to continue 

Contents:

VAR 
VAR Improvement Plan
Decision-making process
What VAR cannot do
Threshold for VAR intervention
Attacking Possession Phase
Semi-Automated Offside Technology

Participant Behaviour Charter 
Context for Change
Core Principles 
Regulatory

Updates for Season 2024/25
Effective Playing Time – Allowance for time lost
Effective Playing Time – Calculation of Additional Time 
Effective Playing Time – Delaying the restart
Effective Playing Time – Managing momentum
Handball – Interpretation 
Holding 
Blocking 
Denying a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity 
Penalty kicks 
IFAB Trial

Additional Guidance 
Decision-making principles
Offside – Delaying the flag
Offside – Deliberate play
Offside – Interference 
Handball – Definition of the hand/arm
Handball – Accidental handball before a goal is scored
Serious foul play 
Violent conduct 
High foot challenges

Matchday Protocols 
Multiball protocol 
Substitutes warm up protocol
Concussion substitutions 
Pre-match warm up protocols
Post-match warm down protocols

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