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IFAB:

  1. IFAB (International Football Association Board) is made up of the four British football associations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) with one vote each, and FIFA, covering the remaining 207 national associations, with four votes. Passing a motion requires a three-quarters majority.
  2. In January 2014, IFAB has officially became registered as an independent association. They finally have established their own website at www.IFAB.com, which is where current and future Laws Of The Game and related documents will be posted.
  3. An interesting section on the IFAB website is/will be: History: Laws Of The Game, which includes chapters starting with the 1863 initial consolidation of the different versions of the laws being used at that time by various universities. At the present, this section only includes limited information.

  4. More information on the history of TLOG is available at the FIFA website at: HISTORY OF THE GAME
  5. A treasure-trove of information about the history of the game can also be found at the Ken Aston Referee Society website.
  6. There is an interesting document on the history of the offside rule at: More information on the history of TLOG is available at the FIFA website at: The History of Offside by Julian Carosi
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