Nasser Sadiq *
The football law has undergone huge changes since the first popular game in the world came to light, but the most prominent change in the law was in 1891, when it was decided that the match would be governed by one referee instead of two as prevailed at the time.
The football matches were initially managed by two arbitrators, with each team appointing one of them, which caused many problems as a result of their different decisions.
After the amendment, the referee became neutral, and the Football Law stipulated that the referee is responsible for applying the laws of the game, monitoring time, warning and excluding the offending player - before using the yellow and red cards - and ending the game to darkness, as this was prevalent at the time due to the lack of lighting in the stadiums.
The amendments also gave the referee the authority to finish the match if the fans interfered or for any other reason, which was also happening a lot because there were no fences or insurance for the stadiums, as the fans were standing behind the stadium lines.
Football law began to develop rapidly after the first copy of the World Cup held in Uruguay in 1930, where each team accompanied a referee for the tournament, causing some to question the arbitration decisions until the matter changed and the FIFA became the one who chooses the referees of the tournaments Great by himself based on efficiency.
* Previous international rule