Football (Soccer) Rule Clarification.

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The other week in my Indoor Soccer Comp, one of our substitutes was given a Red Card for abusing the Sideline Referee. After he was given a straight red, he (the ref) told us we had to take off one of our on-field players. Which is rule I've never heard of before, so two questions.

1. Can a person who is not on-field, legally be given a red-card.
2. If yes, does an on-field player have to come off. And has this ever happened before?

Although I'm playing Indoor, I'm assuming the rules are the same as outdoor in this aspect.
 
I'm not going to pretend I know all the rules, but , by using some logic, I am pretty sure that what the referees did was in accordance with the rules.
So the answers to your questions would be:
1. Yes
2. Yes, and I'm not sure it has happened before, as substitutes generally understand that they shouldn't do stupid things.
 
While I am not an expert on all of the rules, I do know quite a lot about football. So I will try to answer your questions.

1:- Yes, any player, player already taken off, or a sub yet to be used, can be yellow carded or sent off if he commits an offence which warrants it.

2:- Now I wasn't sure on this one, as I don't think I have ever seen it happen, ( I have seen plenty of subs yellow carded, which is usually what happens if they abuse officials ), so I checked the rules on the FIFA web site and it doesn't seem to be covered anywhere, I may have missed it though. I believe though the ref was wrong to request you remove a player, as it was a sub who was sent off, so everyone who were on the pitch are still entitled to be there. The sub who got sent off is the one who should recieve the punishment not somebody else. Obviously the sub couldn't be brought on after he was red carded.
 
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The sub who got sent off is the one who should recieve the punishment not somebody else.
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It's a team sport, hence the team should be affected.

It's most likely a grey area, not helped by the fact it's 7-a-side.
 
Casio
1. Can a person who is not on-field, legally be given a red-card.
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Yes.

Casio
2. If yes, does an on-field player have to come off.
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Absolutely not.

Casio
And has this ever happened before?
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Yes. Many many times.

Last season a Sheffield Wednesday player was sent off (Marcus Tudgay) after having been substituted off. Wednesday did not have to withdraw an on-field player.
 
ExigeEvan
It's a team sport, hence the team should be affected.

It's most likely a grey area, not helped by the fact it's 7-a-side.
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Well the team are affected, they are a sub down for the rest of the game, so the onfield players might become tired, but they can't be taken off for that particular player. Of course there could be different rules for indoor football, then again they might not be, I don't know.
 
A player, substitute or substituted player who has been dismissed and shown the red card may not remain on or in the vicinity of the field of play or the technical area. Generally, a player who has been dismissed will be expected to proceed to the dressing room immediately.

A substitute on the bench getting a red does not lead to a player on the pitch being brought off. However these rules are for association football.
 
Casio
1. Can a person who is not on-field, legally be given a red-card.
2. If yes, does an on-field player have to come off. And has this ever happened before?

Although I'm playing Indoor, I'm assuming the rules are the same as outdoor in this aspect.
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ok..

question no1

yes even subs can get a red card, as a matter of fact even the manager/coach of the team can be expelled if he shows unsportish behaviour.
if a subs or any other player get a red card he has to leave the field premisies. Example in a major european football league: the coach is getting mad at the ref and insults him, the ref shows him a red card and the coach has to leave the field and go sit on the suporter stand, same applyes to any player (btw usally players, if expelled, go to the changing room and "have an early shower")

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never heard of such rule, I actually did laugh when i ve heard of it! but MAYBE indoor is different, not the case in 11 vs 11 football

hope u understood me even if my english is a bit cranky!
 

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