Decisions of the International F.A. Board Referees in international matches shall wear a blazer or blouse the color of which is distinct from the colors worn by the contesting teams. Referees for international matches will be selected from a neutral country unless the countries concerned agree to appoint their own officials. The referee must be chosen from the official List of International Referees. This need not apply to amateur and youth international matches. The referee shall report to the appropriate authority misconduct or any misdemeanor on the part of spectators, officials, players, named substitutes or other persons which take place either on the field of play or in its vicinity at any time prior to, during, or after the match in question so that appropriate action can be taken by the authority concerned.
Linesmen are assistants of the referee.
In no case shall the referee consider the intervention of a linesman if he himself has seen the incident and from his position on the field, is better able to judge. With this reserve, and the linesman neutral, the referee can consider the intervention, and if the information of the linesman applies to that phase of the game immediately before the scoring of a goal, the referee may act thereon and cancel the goal. The referee, however, can only reverse his first decision so long as the game has not been restarted. If the referee has decided to apply the advantage clause and to let the game proceed, he cannot revoke his decision if the presumed advantage has not been realized, even though he has not, by any gesture, indicated his decision. This does not exempt the offending player from being dealt with by the referee.