Laws of association football

Greek soccer authorities have requested a meeting with Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou and Deputy Sports Minister Yiannis Vroutsis for the renewal of the contract for video assistant referee (VAR) technology, the officiating system assisting on-field referees in a soccer match, which expires in September.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) confirmed on May 8 that teams can make extra substitutions during games to "protect player welfare" in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Greek Soccer Federation has condemned an attack on the home of a video assistant referee only hours after a controversial topflight match decision.

No one was hurt in the house attack early Monday.

Greece's Super League referees decided on Friday to end their strike and resume officiating the country's top division that will return to action on Saturday, January 12 after a forced three-week shutdown.

Turkey's football federation announced July 6 its top league will use the video assistant referee (VAR) system which has made a huge impact at the World Cup from next season.

We have all seen players on football fields over-exaggerating when fouled in their efforts to deceive the referees into showing a yellow or red card against opponents. But, as a video shows, this fakery is a two-way stream. A referee in Brazil bounced back as if hit by a high electric current when a player he was about to penalise with a yellow card merely touched him.

Women have left their mark in the world of professional football for quite some time now with their talent and undeniable skills in the stadia. The female world cup is a large sporting event broadcast all over the world. But players are not the only ones ensnaring fans’ and media attention. Female referees are breaking into the game as well.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) announced on Saturday that technology would be used to assist referees with game-changing decisions such as goals, penalties, red cards and mistaken identity.

The real live tests will start in 2017-18 period and will last about two years.

The final 18 seconds of a women's under-19 European Championship qualifier between England and Norway is to be replayed after UEFA acknowledged the referee had made a mistake.
   

UEFA president Michel Platini on Sunday reiterated his desire to introduce a 'white card' that would lead to a player being sin-binned.
      
The 59-year-old Frenchman first presented his concept in October only to be met by fierce opposition from football's world governing body (FIFA) president Sepp Blatter.