There are seventeen official Rules of the Game. In addition to the seventeen rules, the many decisions of the International Live Football Association Board (IFAB), and other directives contribute to the regulation of football. The complete rules and details are available on the official website of FIFA. We’re going to cover a few of those rules, and if you’re looking for live scores, head over to livegoals.com
Players, equipment and referees
Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players (excluding substitutes), one of whom must be the goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper must wear clothing that is easily distinguished from the other leading players and referees.
A number of players may be replaced by substitutes during the course of the game. The maximum number of substitutions permitted in most national leagues and international players is three, although this number may vary in other leagues or in friendly matches.
The game is controlled by a referee, who has “full authority to apply the Rules of the Game in connection with the party to which he has been assigned” (Rule 5), and its decisions are final.
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