The referee has awarded a free kick to Team A. A player from Team B does not agree with this decision and runs furiously at the referee. What is the correct action if the player does not make any verbal comments or gestures?

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Accepted Answer

The player’s behaviour shows clear dissent by action (running at the referee in an aggressive / dissenting manner) and must be punished with a caution (yellow card). As the offence occurs when the ball is not in play, this does not change how the play is restarted (free kick to Team A).