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Author Topic: $103k damages for a reckless tackle!  (Read 423 times)

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Re: $103k damages for a reckless tackle!
« on: Wed 15 Mar 2023 22:59 »
Interesting article bmb. I recall that occasionally, we would discuss at RA Branch Meetings the matter of whether Referees were adequately insured against being sued by a player or club for alleged negligence, for example, playing a game where the pitch conditions were doubtful and a player being injured or a player alleging that a referee failed to safeguard him adequately. Maybe clubs should have Liability Insurance if they don't already?

Under Law 5, match officials are covered and cannot be held liable.

7. Liability of Match Officials

A referee or other match official is not held liable for:

    any kind of injury suffered by a player, official or spectator
    any damage to property of any kind
    any other loss suffered by any individual, club, company, association or other body, which is due or which may be due to any decision taken under the terms of the Laws of the Game or in respect of the normal procedures required to hold, play and control a match.

Such decisions may include a decision:

    that the condition of the field of play or its surrounds or that the weather conditions are such as to allow or not to allow a match to take place
    to abandon a match for whatever reason
    as to the suitability of the field equipment and ball used during a match
    to stop or not to stop a match due to spectator interference or any problem in spectator areas
    to stop or not to stop play to allow an injured player to be removed from the field of play for treatment
    to require an injured player to be removed from the field of play for treatment
    to allow or not to allow a player to wear certain clothing or equipment
    where the referee has the authority, to allow or not to allow any persons (including team or stadium officials, security officers, photographers or other media representatives) to be present in the vicinity of the field of play
    any other decision taken in accordance with the Laws of the Game or in conformity with their duties under the terms of FIFA, confederation, national football association or competition rules or regulations under which the match is played.


Very interesting and informative. Thank you. Is the wording a relatively recent addition/amendment to Law 5? I don't recall it in my day but I've been retired for 25 years.

Just curious. Can the Laws of Football be usurped or over-ridden by Common Law ?