Mansfield Town

'The ball' is the only law which hasn't been changed, with alterations being made to every other section ahead of the new campaign.

A brief overview of the rule changes are as follows:

- Artificial and natural surfaces cannot be combined

- Logos/emblems of FAs, competitions etc. are allowed on corner flags (not posts) but no advertising (same restrictions as for the ball)

- A match may not start/continue if a team has fewer than 7 players

- A player can now be sent off (but not cautioned) before the kick-off

- A decision cannot be changed if play has restarted or the referee has left the field of play at the end of the half

- If a player is injured by a foul which results in a red or yellow card, the player can have quick assessment/treatment on the field and not have to go off; any non-quick treatment will require the player to leave the field of play

- The ball must clearly move to be in play for all kicked restarts

- The ball can be kicked in any direction at kick-off

Kicks from the penalty mark:

- There is no need to tell the referee which players will take kicks or the order

- If one team loses a player during the kicks (injured, sent off) the other team removes one player (the same as at the end of the match)

- The halfway line is 'neutral' for offside; player must be in opponents' half

- Players' arms and hands (including the goalkeepers) are not considered when judging offside

- If the goalkeeper moves early and causes the penalty kick to be re-taken, the goalkeeper will receive a yellow card

- If the ball is kicked backwards it is an indirect free kick

- The ball must be thrown with BOTH hands and not thrown with one hand and 'guided' with the other

- If a goal kick is kicked into the kicker's own goal it is a corner kick to the opponents

- If a corner kick is kicked into the kicker's own goal it is a corner kick to the opponents

A complete summary of the laws can be downloaded here.