Player Equipment

LAW 4 – PLAYERS EQUIPMENT
Stockings - if tape or similar material is applied externally it must be the same colour as that part of the stocking it is applied to.

REASON
An increasing number of players are using excessive amounts of tape externally on their socks. This can be a multitude of colours and, as can be seen from the following slide, it completely changes the look of the sock. This can cause confusion particularly for assistant referees who may need to look at the sock to determine who last played the ball before it has gone out of play.

A poster for clarification is attached, referees have been made aware of this law amendment and will be implementing it from the start of season 2012/13