In this section the rules surrounding challenges on goalkeepers is explained.
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
-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
