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Players swearing at each other

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If 2 players of different teams swear at each other off the ball whilst the ball is in play, according to law what should the referee do?
 
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There is nothing in law about swearing. There is however a send off for being offensive, insulting or abusive. The referee needs to determine if it was "offensive, insulting or abusive" (OFINABUS). If so it's a send off.

How to determine that, was discussed in a recent thread and depends on many factors. Context is very important.

 
If the referee decides to sanction both players, the restart will be an indirect free kick to the opponents of the player who first swore.
 
If the referee decides to sanction both players, the restart will be an indirect free kick to the opponents of the player who first swore.
Hypothetically, this would be taken from where the incident occurred, would it not?
 
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