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  2. Laws of the Game (association football) - Wikipedia

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    The Laws of the Game consist of seventeen individual laws, each law containing several rules and directions: [4] Law 1: The Field of Play; Law 2: The Ball; Law 3: The Players; Law 4: The Players' Equipment; Law 5: The Referee; Law 6: The Other Match Officials; Law 7: The Duration of the Match; Law 8: The Start and Restart of Play

  3. Formation (association football) - Wikipedia

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    3–4–1–2 is a variant of 352 where the wingers are more withdrawn in favour of one of the central midfielders being pushed further upfield into the "number 10" playmaker position. Martin O'Neill used this formation during the early years of his reign as Celtic manager, noticeably taking them to the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.

  4. Designated Player Rule - Wikipedia

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    The rule is informally named after David Beckham, in anticipation of MLS teams signing lucrative deals with internationally recognized players of Beckham's caliber. [1] [2] Beckham was the first player to be signed under this rule, signing a lucrative contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy worth up to $250 million over five years, with direct guaranteed compensation from MLS and Galaxy at $6.5 ...

  5. Allocation money - Wikipedia

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    The league's individual player salary cap in 2022 was $75,000, requiring more than $200,000 of Rodman's salary per season to be paid with allocation money. [ 14 ] In 2023, the league expanded the use of allocation money to reduce the salary cap burden of a player's total compensation, including bonuses, fees, and benefits.

  6. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the role of an inside forward in variants of a 532 formation has many parallels to that of an attacking midfielder, although the positions are nonetheless distinct. [2] Similarly, a 532 centre half can in many ways be compared to a holding midfielder in a 4–1–32. [3] In many cases, multiple terms exist for the ...

  7. Away goals rule - Wikipedia

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    After that final, the away goals rule was removed from the final game and in case of a tie after the two games, it will go to extra time and a penalty shootout if needed, as happened in the Invierno 1999 season where Atlas F.C. and Deportivo Toluca were tied 55 (3-3 and 2-2) at the end of the second game (that would give Toluca the ...

  8. Salary cap - Wikipedia

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    Here are some major points of the MLS rules and regulations for the 2017 season. [48] A team's roster can be made up of up to 30 players. They are eligible to be selected to the 18-player team for each game. The salary cap is $4.035 million per team in 2018, not counting the extra salary of designated players.

  9. Association football - Wikipedia

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    Association football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the Laws of the Game. The game is played using a spherical ball of 68–70 cm (27–28 in) circumference, [95] known as the football (or soccer ball). Two teams of eleven players each compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under the bar ...