Rulebook Analysis

Welcome to The FA’s Rulebook Analysis – your bite sized video guide to help you understand the decision making processes of the Governance Department in relation to On and Off-Field issues. The above video will explain The FA’s Betting and Integrity Rules.

If you would like to report any breach of The FA’s betting and integrity rules, or have any queries about these rules, you should send an email to integrity@thefa.com or call the following number: 0208 795 9640.

Please note that the above video is a guide to this area only. All Players and Participants are bound by FA Rules and regulations and should refer directly to those Rules and regulations for the definitive position.

Should there be any inconsistency between this guidance and the Rules and regulations, the Rules and regulations prevail.

Any reference to Participant means an Affiliated Association, Authorised Agent, Competition, Club, Club Official, Licensed Agent, Player, Official, Match Official, Management Committee Member, Member or Employee of an affiliated Club and all such persons who are from time to time participating in any activity sanctioned either directly or indirectly by The Association.

Charging Timings and Procedures referred to in Rulebook Analysis videos are applicable for Participants of the FA Premier League, Football League, Football Conference National and The FA WSL.  Consult The FA Handbook for Rules and Regulations at different levels of football.

For further information on this area, please see the resource document section below.