International and other representative matches and call-ups

International Matches
1. A Player selected for an international or other representative team, tour, squad or other callup arranged by The Association shall attend at the time and place notified to the Player and comply with the arrangements of The Association in every respect save where there is good and sufficient cause not to do so.

2. A Club shall do all things necessary to ensure that a Player referred to in Rule D1 above complies with the arrangements of The Association.

3. Illness or injury shall constitute good and sufficient cause for the purposes of Rule D1 above by where The Association is satisfied, following receipt of medical evidence, that such illness or injury is of sufficient seriousness. The Player shall, in any event, submit to assessment by a medical adviser appointed by The Association. Inter-Affiliated Association Matches

4. In Inter-Affiliated Association matches a Player must be a bona fide member of a Club in membership of the Association for which the Player plays, but a Player shall always be eligible to play for the County Association of birth. A Player shall not be eligible to play for more than one Affiliated Association in the same season in Inter-Affiliated Competition matches.

CONDUCT

Misconduct
1. The Association may act against a Participant in respect of any "Misconduct", which is defined as being a breach of the following:
(a) the Laws of the Game;
(b) the Rules and Regulations of The Association and in particular Rules E3 to 28 below;
(c) the Statutes and Regulations of UEFA;
(d) the Statutes and Regulations of FIFA;
(e) the rules or regulations of an Affiliated Association or Competition;
(f) an order, requirement, direction or instruction of The Association.

2. The same facts or matters may constitute a breach of more than one rule, regulation, statute or law referred to above, The Association may bring a charge or such charges as it sees fit.

General Behaviour
3. A Participant shall at all times act in the best interests of the game and shall not act in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute or use any one, or a combination of, violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.

Discrimination
4. A Participant shall not carry out any act which is discriminatory by reason of ethnic origin, colour, race, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability. Gifts, Rewards or other matters affecting in relation to Matches

5. A Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, offer, agree to give, give, solicit, agree to accept or accept any gift or reward or consideration of any nature which is, or could appear to be related in any way to influencing the outcome or conduct of a Match.

6. As an exception to Rule E5 above, a Participant may enter into an arrangement or agreement for which the prior written approval of The Association has been sought and obtained. Bonuses agreed between a Club and its Players or Club Officials shall be deemed to be approved.

Tickets
7. A Participant shall not sell, offer or expose for sale, either directly or indirectly, a ticket for a Match in excess of the face value of the ticket.

Betting
8. (a) A Participant shall not, either directly or indirectly bet, or instruct, permit or enable any person for the Participant’s benefit to bet, on the result, progress or conduct of a Match or Competition in which the Participant is participating or in which the Participant has any influence, either direct or indirect.
(b) A Participant shall not use, or provide to any other person any information relating to football which the Participant has by virtue of his or her position within the game and which is not publicly available for, or in relation to, betting. It shall not be a breach of the above provisions if the Participant can prove that the bet was on authorised and registered football pools.

Attempts and Agreements to Breach
9. An attempt by a Participant or any agreement with any other person (whether or not a Participant) to act in breach of any provision contained in these Rules shall be treated for the purposes of these Rules as if a breach of the relevant provisions had been committed.

Compliance with Decisions, including Suspensions
10. Each Participant shall comply with a decision made pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of The Association, including but not limited to a decision of a Disciplinary Commission or Appeal Board.

11. A Participant shall not participate in any activity with another Participant suspended from carrying out such activity.

12. A Club shall do all things necessary to ensure that a Player associated with it complies with a penalty or order imposed by a Disciplinary Commission or Appeal Board.

13. An Affiliated Association, Competition, or Club shall not appoint to any position, or allow to continue in such position, any individual who has been suspended from holding such position.

Reporting Misconduct
14. A Participant shall immediately report to The Association any incident, facts or matters which may constitute misconduct. For the purposes of this Rule, a report to an Affiliated Association shall constitute a report to The Association.

15. A report to The Association of any incidents, facts or matters shall not be made for vexatious or frivolous reasons.

Suspension Pending Misconduct Hearing
16. The Association shall have the power to order that a Club Official or Player associated with a Club in The Football Association Premier League or The Football League shall be suspended from all or any specific football activity for such period and on such terms and conditions as The Association considers fit (an "Interim Suspension Order") where (a) The Club Official or Player has been charged by The Association in relation to an alleged act of misconduct, or with a criminal offence, or by The Football Association Premier League or The Football League in connection with disciplinary action pursuant to relevant regulations; and (b) The Association, the Professional Footballers Association (in the case of a Player) and The Football Association Premier League or The Football League (as appropriate) have each agreed the Interim Suspension Order.

17. The period of an Interim Suspension Order shall not be capable of lasting beyond the date upon which any charge of misconduct or criminal offence or other disciplinary proceedings referred to in paragraph (a) above is decided or brought to an end.

18. Notification of an Interim Suspension Order shall be given as soon as reasonably practicable to the individual concerned and/or the Club with which the individual is associated.

Attendance at and Participation in Matches
19. An individual may take part in or attend at a Match only on condition that such individual observes the Rules, and each Affiliated Association, Competition and Club is required to observe and enforce such Rules.

20. Each Affiliated Association, Competition and Club shall be responsible for ensuring: (a) that its directors, players, officials, employees, servants, representatives, spectators, and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers, conduct themselves in an orderly fashion and refrain from any one or combination of the following: racist, violent, threatening, abusive, obscene or provocative behaviour, conduct or language whilst attending at or taking part in a Match in which it is involved, whether on its own ground or elsewhere; and (b) that no spectators or unauthorised persons are permitted to encroach onto the pitch area, save for reasons of crowd safety, or to throw missiles, bottles or other potentially harmful or dangerous objects at or on to the pitch.

21. Each Club is expected to provide a private way from the playing area to dressing room wherever this is practicable.

22. Any Affiliated Association, Competition or Club which fails effectively to discharge its said responsibility in any respect whatsoever shall be guilty of misconduct. It shall be a defence in respect of charges against a Club for misconduct by spectators and all persons purporting to be supporters or followers of the Club, if it can show that all events, incidents or occurrences complained of were the result of circumstances over which it had no control, or for reasons of crowd safety, and that its responsible officers or agents had used all due diligence to ensure that its said responsibility was discharged.

23. Any individual referred to in Rule E21 above may be removed from any ground, and such force used as may be necessary for the purpose of effecting such removal.

24. Each Club shall have bills printed and posted in their grounds, threatening with expulsion anyone responsible for any insulting or improper conduct towards a Match Official.

Doping Control
25. A Participant shall comply with the provisions of any doping control regulations as shall be in force from time to time as determined by the Council.

Suspension for Serious Criminal Offences
26. The Council shall have the power to order that a Participant be suspended from all or any specific football activity for such period and on such terms and conditions as it considers fit where the Participant has been convicted of a criminal offence and where the Council considers there to be a risk of physical harm to another Participant or Participants through the convicted Participant’s continuing participation in the game.