Laws of the Game
2020/21
8. Player outside the field of play
6. Players and substitutes sent off
7. Extra persons on the field of play
8. Player outside the field of play
If a player who requires the referee’s permission to re-enter the field of play re-enters without the referee’s permission, the referee must:
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stop play (not immediately if the player does not interfere with play or a match official or if the advantage can be applied)
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caution the player for entering the field of play without permission
If the referee stops play, it must be restarted:
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with a direct free kick from the position of the interference
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with an indirect free kick from the position of the ball when play was stopped if there was no interference
A player who crosses a boundary line as part of a playing movement does not commit an offence