| Players
are the most important people in the sport. Playing for the team,
and for the team to win, is the most fundamental part of the game.
But not winning at any cost - Fair Play and respect for all others
in the game is fundamentally important.
This Code focuses on players involved
in top-class football. Nevertheless, the key concepts in the Code
are valid for players at all levels.
Obligations
towards the game
A player should:
- Make every effort to develop his
own sporting abilities, in terms of skill, technique, tactics
and stamina.
- Give maximum effort and strive for
the best possible performance during a game, even if his team is
in a position where the desired result has already been
achieved.
- Set a positive example for others,
particularly young players and supporters.
- Avoid all forms of gamesmanship,
and time-wasting.
- Always have regard to the best
interests of the game, including where publicly expressing an
opinion on the game and any particular aspect of it, including
others involved in the game.
Obligations
towards one's own team
A player should:
- Make every effort consistent with
Fair Play and the Laws of the Game to help his own team win.
- Resist any influence which might,
or might be seen to, bring into question his commitment to the
team winning.
Respect for the
Laws of the Game and competition rules
A player should:
- Abide by the Laws, rules and
spirit of the game.
- Accept success and failure, victory
and defeat, equally.
- Resist any temptation to take
banned substances or- use banned techniques.
Respect towards
Opponents
A player should:
- Treat opponents with due respect
at all times, irrespective of the result of the game
- Safeguard the physical fitness of
opponents, avoid violence and rough Play, and help injured
opponents.
Respect towards
the Match Officials
A player should:
- Accept the decisions of the Match
Official without protest.
- Avoid words or actions which may
mislead a Match Official.
- Show due respect towards Match
Officials.
Respect towards
Team Officials
A player should:
- Abide by the instructions of his
coach and Team officials, provided they do not contradict the
spirit of this code.
- Show due respect towards the Team
Officials of the opposition.
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