Players who cough in the face of other players or match officials can be red-carded, say football's rule-makers and the Football Association.
Players can be red-carded if a referee deems they deliberately coughed at an opponent
The International Football Association Board said such an offence fell within"using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures". In a document, it wrote:"If the incident was not severe enough to merit a sending-off, a caution could be issued for 'unsporting behaviour'."
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