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Law 4: The Players Equipment
DIR By: Dazoctaron
Date: January 30, 2025, 6:39 pm
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THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT
1. Safety
A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is
dangerous.
All items of jewellery (necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings,
leather bands, rubber bands, etc.)
are forbidden and must be removed. Using tape to cover jewellery
is not permitted.
The players must be inspected before the start of the match and
substitutes before they enter the field of play.
If a player is wearing or using unauthorised/dangerous equipment
or jewellery the referee must order the player to:
remove the item
leave the field of play at the next stoppage if the player is
unable or unwilling to comply
A player who refuses to comply or wears the item again must be
cautioned.
2. Compulsory equipment
The compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following
separate items:
a shirt with sleeves
shorts
socks – tape or any material applied or worn externally must be
the same colour as that part of the sock it is applied to or
covers
shinguards – these must be made of a suitable material and be of
an appropriate size to provide reasonable
protection and be covered by the socks. Players are responsible
for the size and suitability of their shinguards
footwear
The team captain must wear the armband issued or authorised by
the relevant competition organiser, or a
single-coloured armband that may also have the word ‘captain’ or
the letter ‘C’ or a translation thereof,
which should also be a single colour (see also ‘General
modifications’).
A player whose footwear or shinguard is lost accidentally must
replace it as soon as possible and no later than when the ball
next goes out of play;
if before doing so the player plays the ball and/or scores a
goal, the goal is awarded.
3. Colours
The two teams must wear colours that distinguish them from each
other and the match officials
Each goalkeeper must wear colours that are distinguishable from
the other players and the match officials
If the two goalkeepers’ shirts are the same colour and neither
has another shirt, the referee allows the match to be played.
Undershirts must be:
a single colour which is the same colour as the main colour of
the shirt sleeve; or
a pattern/colours which exactly replicate(s) the shirt sleeve
Undershorts/tights must be the same colour as the main colour of
the shorts or the lowest part of the shorts
– players of the same team must wear the same colour.
4. Other equipment
Non-dangerous protective equipment, for example gloves,
headgear, facemasks and knee and arm protectors made of soft,
lightweight padded material is permitted as are goalkeepers’
caps and sports spectacles.
Goalkeepers may wear tracksuit bottoms.
Head Covers
Where head covers (excluding goalkeepers' caps) are worn, they
must:
be black or the same main colour as the shirt (provided that the
players of the same team wear the same colour)
be in keeping with the professional appearance of the player’s
equipment
not be attached to the shirt
not be dangerous to the player wearing it or any other player
(e.g. opening/closing mechanism around neck)
not have any part(s) extending out from the surface (protruding
elements)
Electronic communication
Players (including substitutes/substituted and sent-off players)
are not permitted to wear
or use any for of electronic communication equipment (except
where EPTS is allowed).
The use of any form of electronic communication by team
officials is permitted where it directly relates to player
welfare
or safety or for tactical/coaching reasons but only small,
mobile, hand-held equipment
(e.g. microphone, headphone, earphone, ear-piece, mobile
phone/smartphone, smartwatch, tablet, laptop) may be used.
A team official who uses unauthorised equipment or who behaves
in an inappropriate manner as a
result of the use of electronic or communication equipment will
be sent off.
Electronic perfomance and tracking systems (EPTS)
Where wearable technology (WT) as part of electronic performance
and tracking systems (EPTS) is used in matches
played in an official competition organised under the auspices
of FIFA, confederations or national football associations,
the competition organiser must ensure that the technology
attached to the players’ equipment is not dangerous
and meets the requirements for wearable EPTS under the FIFA
Quality Programme for EPTS.
Where EPTS are provided by the match or competition organiser,
it is the responsibility of that match or competition organiser
to ensure that the information and data transmitted
from EPTS to the technical area during matches played in an
official competition are reliable and accurate.
The FIFA Quality Programme for EPTS supports competition
organisers with the approval process
of reliable and accurate electronic performance and tracking
systems.
5. Slogans, statements, images and advertising
Equipment must not have any political, religious or personal
slogans, statements or images.
Players must not reveal undergarments that show political,
religious, personal slogans,
statements or images, or advertising other than the
manufacturer's logo.
For any offence the player and/or the team will be sanctioned by
the competition organiser, national football association or by
FIFA.
Principles
Law 4 applies to all equipment (including clothing) worn by
players, substitutes and substituted players;
it's principles also apply to all team officials in the
technical area
The following are (usually) permitted:
the player's number, name, team crest/logo, initiative
slogans/emblems promoting the game of football,
respect and integrity as well as any advertising permitted by
competition rules or national FA,
confederation or FIFA regulations
the facts of a match: teams, date, competition/event, venue
Permitted slogans, statements or images should be confined to
the shirt front and/or armband
In some cases, the slogan, statement or image might only appear
on the captain's armband
Interpreting the Law
When interpreting whether a slogan, statement or image is
permissible, note should be taken of Law 12 (Fouls and
Misconduct),
which requires the referee to take action against a player who
is guilty of:
using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s)
acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way
Any slogan, statement or image which falls into any of these
categories is not permitted.
Whilst 'religious' and 'personal' are relatively easily defined,
'political' is less clear but slogans,
statements or images related to the following are not permitted:
any person(s), living or dead (unless part of the official
competition name)
any local, regional, national or international political
party/organisation/group, etc.
any local, regional or national government or any of its
departments, offices or functions
any organisation which is discriminatory
any organisation whose aims/actions are likely to offend a
notable number of people
any specific political act/event
When commemorating a significant national or international
event, the sensibilities of the opposing team
(including its supporters) and the general public should be
carefully considered.
Competition rules may contain further restrictions/limitations,
particularly in relation to the size,
number and position of permitted slogans, statements and images.
It is recommended that disputes relating to slogans, statements
or images be resolved prior to a match/competition taking place.
6. Offences and sanctions
For any offence play need not be stopped and the player:
is instructed by the referee to leave the field of play to
correct the equipment
leaves when play stops, unless the equipment has already been
corrected
A player who leaves the field of play to correct or change
equipment must:
have the equipment checked by a match official before being
allowed to re-enter
only re-enter with the referee’s permission (which may be given
during play)
A player who enters without permission must be cautioned and if
play is stopped to issue the caution,
an indirect free kick is awarded from the position of the ball
when play was stopped,
unless there was interference in which case a direct free kick
(or penalty kick) is awarded from the position of the
interference.
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