'INTERFERING’ – what the law used to say
“interfering with play” means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate.
“interfering with an opponent” means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or movement or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent.
INTERFERING – what the law now says
“interfering with play” means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate.
“interfering with an opponent” means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or movement or challenging an opponent for the ball.