Article 52
Serious Infringements
A player is sent off if he commits one of the following infringements (cf. Law 12 of the Laws of the Game and art. 19 above):
i) serious foul play such as excessive or brute force;
j) brutal action such as violent or aggressive conduct;
k) spitting at an opponent or anyone else;
l) denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball;
m) denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the opposing goal by committing an infringement punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick;
n) making offensive, insulting or abusive remarks;
o) second caution during the same match (cf. art. 18 par. 2).