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A substituted player is leaving the bench on his way to the dressing room.

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On his way a spectator shouts insults at him.  

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He immediately runs into the stands and retaliates by shouting back and eventually starts fighting with this spectator while the game is in progress.

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What's your call?

 

 

 

 

Take a moment to think this through, then

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Once a player is substituted and in this case he is on the way to the dressing room, the referee cannot take any disciplinary action against the player, because this player is no longer under his jurisdiction.

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No card should be shown for his "off the field" action.

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However the referee must inform his coach that the incident will be reported to the proper authorities.

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If the referee stops the game for this incident, the restart is a dropped ball taken from where the ball was when play was stopped, subject to the conditions imposed by Law 8.  

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If play was stopped for any other reason, the restart will be accordingly

 

 
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