Our Media Essentials Guide for the 2024-25 season is available to download below.
The Media Essentials Guide is produced each year to support print, broadcast and online journalists to understand our Rules and Regulations. It is also intended to help ensure any reporting around these guidelines is accurate for viewers, readers or listeners.
Our general on and off-field regulatory and disciplinary processes that apply to football ‘participants’ during the 2024-25 season are explained in the form of step-by-step guides and timelines where applicable.
Relevant updates from FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB) that could have implications for English football during the current season are also outlined.
If you have questions about any of these topics during the season please contact our Media Relations team in the first instance by using the following email address:
Media.Relations@TheFA.com
Our standard practice is to publish the details of misconduct charges and outcomes involving ‘participants’ under our jurisdiction, and regular updates can be found on:
@FAspokesperson and www.TheFA.com/football-rules-governance/discipline
Our Rules and Regulations are available in full via:
www.TheFA.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules
