There are 17 official laws of the game. The laws are approved by the International Football Association Board. They are titled:
* Law 1: http://www.answers.com/topic/football-pitch * Law 2: http://www.answers.com/topic/football-ball * Law 3: http://www.answers.com/topic/soccer * Law 4: http://www.answers.com/topic/kit-football * Law 5: http://www.answers.com/topic/referee-football * Law 6: http://www.answers.com/topic/assistant-referee * Law 7: http://www.answers.com/topic/soccer * Law 8: http://www.answers.com/topic/soccer * Law 9: http://www.answers.com/topic/ball-in-and-out-of-play * Law 10: http://www.answers.com/topic/football-pitch * Law 11: http://www.answers.com/topic/offside-football * Law 12: http://www.answers.com/topic/soccer * Law 13: http://www.answers.com/topic/free-kick * Law 14: http://www.answers.com/topic/penalty-kick * Law 15: http://www.answers.com/topic/throw-in-3 * Law 16: http://www.answers.com/topic/goal-kick * Law 17: http://www.answers.com/topic/corner-kick
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In a professional football match, a referee takes overall control of the game. He is accompanied by two assisstant referees (formerly known as linesmen) who patrol one sideline each. A fourth official oversees substitutions and will take over from the referee if he's injured.
There are four. There is the referee, who is on the pitch, there are two linesmen, they are on opposite side of the pitch. There is also a fourth official, he is a back up incase one of the other three get injured, but he also holds up substitution numbers and time added on.
There are 17 rules in soccer. They can be found in the FIFA Laws of the Game. www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/federation/lotg_en_55753.pdf
There are four officials. The referee, two lines man and the third official who shows the amount of extra time and substitutions on an electric board.