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Law 13 - Free Kicks
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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/2/2012

Bryan Whitworth of Tipp City, OH USA asks...

My son is taking a direct free kick, he asks for the wall to be 10 yards away. As the referee is marching out the 10 yards, an opponent moves to within 3 yds of the ball at the side interferring with his run up. My son stops his run up and asks the r...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/30/2012

MT of Nashville, TN USA asks...

Attacking team: Is the ref 'obligated' to walk off the 10 yards and make a restart cerimonial if requested by the attacking team players ? Or is he allowed to simply look at the defenders, be satiisfied with their distance and say get on with it ? T...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/25/2012

matt of edison, nj usa asks...

If im a defender and I have a free kick inside my penalty area. Does the ball have to come out of the penalty box before anybody touches it? Im pretty sure if its a goal kick it has to clear the box first. Is that correct?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/23/2012

Michael Dotlich of Brownsburg, IN United States asks...

A player takes a quick free kick knowing the defender is walking away within 10 yards with their back turned, the kicked ball bounces backwards (wrong direction) and the kick is not violent conduct. Should play continue as the kicking team accepted t...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/17/2012

Ben of Somerset, CO USA asks...

Regarding free kicks and failure to repect the distance or delaying restart - what is the guidance by FIFA or USSF? Is this cautionable event ever enforced? The interpretation of Law 13 states that if an opponent deliberately prevents taking the ki...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/17/2012

William Guynes of Mechanicsville, MD USA asks...

Response to Joe.

If the referee is showing you where 10 yards is, you have already admitted that you don't know where it is by not retreating on your own as is required. How do you suddenly now know it's MORE than 10 yards?

I do not...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/17/2012

joe of Elria, oh usa asks...

Can a ref force players to be MORE than 10 yards back on a free kick? ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/12/2012

Tom of Stony brook, Ny Usa asks...

During a direct kick while ref is moving wall back, player quick kicks and scores. Is this a goal as defending team was being directed to back up when kick was taken?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/10/2012

Rowan Irvine-Roberts of Mission, BC Canada asks...

What if a direct (or indirect)free kick is awarded top of the penalty box to the attacking team and the keeper fails to retire the ten yards.The kick is taken quickly and directed towards goal, the keeper a) stops the shot with his foot b) stops the ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/26/2012

Mark of Branson, MO USA asks...

Red team is taking a free kick and make at least 3 fakes or stepovers before tapping the ball a few feet to the left and then their shot was caught by keeper. During all the fakes one of the players from the wall takes one or two steps forward (and I...

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