Laws of the Game of association football

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The Laws of the Game of association football are the official, globally recognized rules that govern how soccer is played, administered, and officiated.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form As subject As object
Laws of the Game (association football) 61 6
FIFA Laws of the Game 0 8
IFAB Laws of the Game 0 6
Laws of the Game 0 6
Laws of the Game (football) 0 3
FIFA Laws of the Game (youth adaptations) 0 1
Laws of the Game (IFAB) 0 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football rulebook →
sports rules →
abbreviation International Football Association Board →
surface form: IFAB
administeredBy International Football Association Board →
allows limited modifications for disability football →
limited modifications for veterans’ football →
limited modifications for youth football →
alsoKnownAs LOTG →
Laws of the Game of association football →
surface form: Laws of the Game
appliesTo 11‑a‑side association football →
domestic football competitions →
international football matches →
effectiveFrom 1 July of each year for new editions →
firstCodified 1863 →
format PDF →
mobile app →
printed handbook →
governingBody International Football Association Board →
governsSport association football →
influenced rules of beach soccer →
rules of futsal →
language English →
law Determining the Outcome of a Match →
Fouls and Misconduct →
Free Kicks →
Offside →
The Ball →
The Ball In and Out of Play →
The Corner Kick →
The Duration of the Match →
The Field of Play →
The Goal Kick →
The Other Match Officials →
The Penalty Kick →
The Players →
The Players’ Equipment →
The Referee →
The Start and Restart of Play →
The Throw‑in →
legalStatus mandatory for FIFA competitions →
numberOfLaws 17 →
originatedIn England →
publisher International Football Association Board →
surface form: IFAB
recognizedBy FIFA →
continental football confederations →
national football associations →
scope ball in and out of play →
corner kicks →
field of play →
fouls and misconduct →
free kicks →
goal kicks →
match officials →
method of scoring →
offside →
penalty kicks →
player equipment →
rules of play →
throw‑ins →
updatedBy International Football Association Board annual general meeting →
updateFrequency annually →

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laws of the Game of association football → alsoKnownAs → Laws of the Game of association football →
subject surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game
Christina Unkel → areaOfExpertise → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)
CFU regional competitions → governedByRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (football)
UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship → governedByRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
A-League (1995–2004) → governedUnder → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
NWSL Challenge Cup → governingRuleSet → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: IFAB Laws of the Game
Disney Soccer Showcase → governingRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game (youth adaptations)
FA Trophy → governingRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
FA Youth Cup → governingRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
Scottish League Cup → governingRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
UEFA European Under-17 Championship → governingRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
USL League One → governingRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (IFAB)
England national football team → governsBy → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game
Georgian Cup → governsDisciplineBy → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (football)
MLS Cup Playoffs → hasRuleSet → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
The Football Association → introduced → Laws of the Game of association football →
FIFA → oversees → Laws of the Game of association football →
Scotland national football team → playsUnderRules → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)
Al Nasr SC → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: IFAB Laws of the Game
Canada women's national soccer team → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)
Gotham FC → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: IFAB Laws of the Game
Guatemala national football team → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game
Nashville SC → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: IFAB Laws of the Game
National Premier Soccer League → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
Northern Ireland national football team → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)
Scotland national under-19 football team → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)
Tottenham Hotspur Women → playsUnderRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (association football)
International Football Association Board → responsibleFor → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game
County Antrim Shield → rules → Laws of the Game of association football →
Northern Ireland Football League Cup → rules → Laws of the Game of association football →
UEFA European Under-19 Championship → rules → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game (football)
USL Second Division → rules → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
UEFA Regions' Cup → rulesBasedOn → Laws of the Game of association football →
2021 NWSL Challenge Cup → rulesFollowed → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
Division 1 Féminine → rulesFollowed → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game
National League North → rulesFollowed → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: Laws of the Game
NWSL playoffs → rulesFramework → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
USL Championship → ruleset → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: IFAB Laws of the Game
Major League Soccer regular season → uses → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
National Independent Soccer Association → uses → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: FIFA Laws of the Game
UEFA Youth League → usesLawsOfGame → Laws of the Game of association football →
this entity surface form: IFAB Laws of the Game
UEFA European Under-21 Championship → usesRulesOf → Laws of the Game of association football →