Infringements and sanctions
If a substitute or substituted player enters the field of play without the referee's permission:
If a substitute or substituted player enters the field of play without the referee's permission:
- the referee stops play (although not immediately if the substitute or substituted player does not interfere with play)
- the referee cautions him for unsporting behaviour and orders him to leave the field of play
- if the referee has stopped play, it is restarted with an indirect free kick for the opposing team from the position of the ball at the time of the stoppage (see Law 13 - Position of free kick)
- the referee allows play to continue
- the referee cautions the players concerned when the ball is next out of play
- the players concerned are cautioned
- the match is restarted with an indirect free kick, to be taken by a player of the opposing team from the position of the ball at the time of the stoppage (see Law 13 - Position of free kick)