International Football Association Board have announced the changes for the Laws of the Game for the season 2020-21. Decisions will come into force on 1st June 2020.
Full document can be found below.
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| Fred complains to Michael Mullarkey during the Brazil - Chile game at World Cup 2014 Would the goal ruled out by the Howard Webb's refereeing team stand after 1st June 2020? IFAB announced a revision to the nature of handling for the 2020-21 season |
Summary of changes are as follows:
Law 1 – The Field of Play
•Goalposts and the crossbar may be a combination of the four basic shapes
Law 10 – Determining the Outcome of a Match
•Yellow cards (YCs) and warnings are not carried forward into kicks from the penalty mark (KFPM) •See also changes to Law 14 relating to KFPM
Law 11 – Offside
•Deliberate handball by a defending player is considered ‘deliberate play’ for offside
Law 12 – Fouls and Misconduct
Handling:
•the boundary between the shoulder and the arm is defined as the bottom of the armpit (see diagram below)
•‘accidental’ handball by an attacking player (or team-mate) is only penalised if it occurs ‘immediately’ before a goal or clear goal-scoring opportunity
•A goalkeeper can receive a YC or be sent off (RC) for ‘illegally’ touching the ball a second time after a restart (e.g. goal kick, free kick etc.) even if the touch is with the hand/arm
•Any offence (not only a foul) which ‘interferes with or stops a promising attack’ should result in a YC
•A player who fails to respect the 4m required distance at a dropped ball should receive a YC
•If the referee plays advantage or allows a ‘quick’ free kick for an offence which ‘interfered with or stopped a promising attack’, the YC is not issued
Law 14 – The Penalty Kick
•An offence by the goalkeeper is not penalised if a penalty kick misses the goal or rebounds from the goal (without a touch from the goalkeeper) unless the offence clearly affected the kicker
•The goalkeeper is warned for the first offence; it is a YC for any further offence(s)
•The kicker is penalised if the goalkeeper and the kicker offend at exactly the same time
VAR protocol
•Only one ‘TV signal’ is required for a VAR-only review
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| New handling guidelines from IFAB |
Full Document:
