Law 4 - The Players Equipment

Laws of the Game - The Players Equipment

Law 4 - The Players Equipment

Safety
A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery).

Basic Equipment
The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following separate items:
a jersey or shirt
shorts – if thermal undershorts are worn, they are of the same main colour as the shorts
stockings
shinguards
footwear
Shinguards

are covered entirely by the stockings
are made of a suitable material (rubber, plastic, or similar substances)
provide a reasonable degree of protection
Goalkeepers

each goalkeeper wears colours that distinguish him from the other players, the referee and the assistant referees Infringements/Sanctions

For any infringement of this Law:
play need not be stopped
the player at fault is instructed by the referee to leave the field of play to correct his equipment
the player leaves the field of play when the ball next ceases to be in play, unless he has already corrected his equipment
any player required to leave the field of play to correct his equipment does not re-enter without the referee’s permission
the referee checks that the player’s equipment is correct before allowing him to re-enter the fi eld of play
the player is only allowed to re-enter the field of play when the ball is out of play
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.
Restart of Play

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
Decisions of the International F.A. Board

Decision 1
Players must not reveal undershirts that contain slogans or advertising. A player removing his jersey to reveal slogans or advertising will be sanctioned by the competition organiser.
Jerseys must have sleeves.