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  "name": "Law 4 - The Players' Equipment",
  "summary": "Law 4 of the IFAB Laws of the Game (2026/27 edition) lists the compulsory equipment (sleeved shirt, shorts, socks, shinguards, footwear), bans all jewellery, regulates undershirt and undershorts colours and electronic tracking systems, and sets the sanctions for infringements.",
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  "tags": [
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    "ifab",
    "equipment",
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  "questions": [
    "What equipment must a football player wear?",
    "Can players wear jewellery in football?",
    "What colour must undershirts and undershorts be?"
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    {
      "id": "c1",
      "text": "The compulsory equipment of a player comprises a sleeved shirt, shorts, socks, shinguards and footwear.",
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      "text": "All items of jewellery (necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, leather or rubber bands, etc.) are forbidden and must be removed; using tape to cover jewellery is not permitted. A player who refuses to comply or wears an item again must be cautioned.",
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      "id": "c3",
      "text": "Undershirts must be a single colour matching the main colour of the shirt sleeve or a pattern replicating it; undershorts must match the main colour of the shorts or the lowest part of the shorts, and players of the same team must wear the same colour.",
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      "text": "A player whose footwear or shinguard is lost accidentally must replace it as soon as possible and no later than when the ball next goes out of play; if before doing so the player plays the ball or scores, the goal is awarded.",
      "sources": [
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    },
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      "id": "c5",
      "text": "Where electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS) are worn in official competitions, the competition organiser must ensure the equipment is not dangerous and meets the applicable FIFA Quality Programme standard.",
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    {
      "id": "c6",
      "text": "A player with unauthorised equipment is instructed to leave the field to correct it; re-entering without the required permission is sanctioned with a caution.",
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      ],
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    },
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      "id": "c7",
      "text": "This object reflects the 2026/27 edition of the Laws of the Game, the current edition published by The IFAB at the verification date.",
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      ],
      "confidence": 0.98
    }
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  "faqs": [],
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  "evidence": {
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    ]
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  "winning_edge": "The jewellery ban, undergarment colour rules and the accidental-loss exception are precise contractual details usually paraphrased loosely; claims bind the 2026/27 IFAB text of Law 4.",
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  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
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