A player is instructed by the referee to leave the field of play to correct the equipment. When the player is outside the field, their coach starts an argument and strikes the player in the face. What is the referee’s decision?

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The coach is sent off (red card) for violent conduct. If the referee stops play for this incident, play restarts with a dropped ball as outlined in Law 8. If the ball was already out of play, it is restarted according to the previous decision.