OUR METHOD
Editorial policy.
Our questions focus on specific match decisions, with the circumstances stated in each scenario.
Sources and review
The source for this edition is The IFAB’s 2026/27 Laws of the Game, including the Notes and modifications and the protocols where relevant. Each question links to an official Law page. The current Law 8, Law 9, Law 10, Law 11 and Law 12 question sets were supplied by the site owner from The IFAB FAQs; answers are attributed by link to the official source.
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Questions are labeled 2026/27. When The IFAB issues a correction or a new edition, answers should be checked before relabeling the site. Competition-specific rules can differ. The official publication controls if any answer conflicts with it.
Independence
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