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Helpful Information: Law IV - Players' Equipment

WEARING UNIFORMS It is implicit in the Law that each side wear a distinctively colored jersey, that shorts and socks be uniform for each team, and that the uniforms be distinguishable from the uniforms worn by the other team. The referee shall ensure that each player wears his uniform and equipment properly. Players' jerseys must remain tucked inside their shorts, socks must remain pulled up and each player must wear shin-guards under the socks. Slide pants or similar undergarments must be the same main color as the shorts.
SAFETY The referee must inspect the players and their equipment to ensure that there is nothing dangerous to any player. Players may not wear anything that the referee considers dangerous to the player or to their teammates or opponents.
JEWELRY All items of jewelry are normally considered dangerous; however, referees should consider carefully any item of clothing or jewelry that is clearly religious or medical in nature and permit it to be worn if it is not dangerous and not likely to provide the player with an unfair advantage.
GOALKEEPER UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT Goalkeepers traditionally wear items of clothing besides those prescribed under Law IV. They must wear a jersey color distinct from the players of both teams. Goalkeepers also may wear soft hats or caps, gloves, pants with special hip or thigh pads, jerseys with pads along the elbows and arms, and separate pads for knees or elbows, as long as these items of clothing do not present a danger to any players, are of a color distinct from the uniforms of the players of either team and are, in the opinion of the referee, clearly related to the goalkeeper's function. The referee should prevent any player other than the goalkeeper from wearing an item of clothing or equipment that is permitted to the goalkeeper under these criteria. If two goalkeepers' shirts are the same color and neither has another shirt to change into, the referee shall allow the match to proceed.
FOOTWEAR Shoes are a required item of player equipment. If a player, due to a collision with an opponent or other cause, loses a shoe and immediately scores a goal, the goal would be valid. The player lost his shoe by accident and did not intentionally play without a shoe. It is within the referee's discretion to allow such a player to continue playing for a short while until he can recover his shoe and put it back on.

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