Game. Duties of a Referee: (a) Enforces the Laws of the Game. (b) Controls the match in cooperation with the assistant referees (Line Judges) and, wherever applicable, with the fourth official (Table Official). (c) Ensures that the ball used meets the requirements of Law number .
(d) Ensures that the player’s equipment meet the requirements according to Law number . (e) Acts as timekeeper and keeps a record of the match. (f) Stops, suspends or abandons the match, for any infringements of the Laws. (g) Stops, suspends or abandons the match because of outside interference of any kind.
(h) Stops the match if, in his opinion, a player is seriously injured and ensures that player is removed from the field of play. An injured player may only return to the field of play after the match has restarted. (i) Allows the play to continue until the ball is out of play if a player is, in his opinion, only slightly injured. Law Assistant Referees: The decision of the assistant referee is always subject to the decision of the referee.
However, two assistant referees are appointed, whose duties, are to indicate: (a) when the entire ball leaves the field of play. (b) which team is entitled to a corner kick, goal kick or throw-in. (c) when a player may be penalised for being in an offside position. (d) when a substitution is requested.
(e) when misconduct or any other incident occurs out of the view of the referee. (f) when offences have been committed whenever the assistant referees have a better view than the referee (this includes, in certain circumstances, offences committed in the penalty area). Do You Know? Soccer is the universal name of the Footbal game.
It is governed by the rules formed by FIFA. (g) Whether, at penalty kicks, the goalkeeper moves off the goal line before the ball is kicked and if the ball crosses the line. Law Duration of the Match: The match lasts two equal periods of minutes, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the referee and the two teams. Any agreement