Law 5 - the referee
Referees have the authority to take action from when they enter the field of play for the pre-match inspection, not from the start of the game - which means players could be sent off for an offence committed while warming up. But yellow cards can only be issued from the start of the match.
Players injured by opponents who are then sent off do not need to leave the pitch for treatment.
He sent Basham off and then made the injured player leave the field.
Referees have the authority to take action from when they enter the field of play for the pre-match inspection, not from the start of the game - which means players could be sent off for an offence committed while warming up. But yellow cards can only be issued from the start of the match.
Players injured by opponents who are then sent off do not need to leave the pitch for treatment.
He sent Basham off and then made the injured player leave the field.
