10. THE COMMISSIONER'S MATCH REPORT

10.1 TAKING NOTES / MAKING A REPORT
The commissioner and referees' inspector shall fill in an official report. They shall take notes during the match to enable them to complete the report without omission. The commissioner's and referee inspector's comments are of considerable importance in those cases which have passed unnoticed by the referees and assistant referees. He shall be aware of incidents occurring outside the field of play, of racist or otherwise objectionable banners in the crowd, offences committed by players behind the referee's back and disorderly situations such as disturbances.

The reports submitted by the commissioner and the referee inspector are essential for the work of the FIFA Organising Committee, the Disciplinary Committee and the Referees' Committee.

10.2 NUMBERS OF SPECTATORS / TELEVISION REVENUE
The commissioner shall ask the organisers and visiting team for details of the number of spectators and revenue from television contracts.

Matters concerning the television contracts are of particular interest. If the commissioner does not receive any conclusive information as to whether a match has been televised or not, this information can be obtained via the local press (television pages) and such source indicated in the report.

The commissioner shall include the information obtained in the official report.

10.3 PROOF OF DISTURBANCES
In special cases, or after particularly serious incidents, the commissioner shall try to obtain as much information as possible for the FIFA Organising Committee or the Disciplinary Committee. In the case of missiles, this may involve retrieving the offending object or, if this is not possible, an identical object. He may also collect reports from the local press and so on. A note shall be made of racist banners. In some cases it may be useful to ask for a report from the police or other authorities.

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