- the introduction of yellow and red cards for misconduct by team officials
- a player being substituted having to leave the field of play at the nearest point on the boundary line
- at a goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play once it is kicked, i.e. it does not have to leave the penalty area
- clearer wording for ‘handball’
- attacking team players must be at least 1m away from a ‘defensive wall’
- the goalkeeper only has to have one foot on the goal line at a penalty kick
- a new dropped ball procedure
A more detailed summary of the Laws of the Game and to download the 2019/20 Laws of the Game in full can be
found on the IFAB Website, here. You can also find out about the first ever Laws of the Game App which can be
downloaded to iOS and Android devices for use on the go by players, referees, coaches and spectators.