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Law 13 - Free Kicks
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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/26/2009

jay samples of chatt, tn usa asks...

if an offensive player crosses the line before a free kick is made what should the ruling be?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/19/2009

Doug of st louis, mo usa asks...

Qusetion: After an off sides call inside the goalies box, does the ball have to travel outside the penalty box before the offensive player can touch it? For example I understand the offensive player must wait for the ball outside the penalty box on ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/11/2009

jason brookes of southampton, hampshire england asks...

Hi, one of my team mates started a debate about if a corner is taken and no one touches it appart from a defender and goes straight in like a normal own goal, my team mate suggested that it would then be a retake of the corner. what would happen?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/5/2009

Scotty of Syracuse, NY USA asks...

During a high school varsity game, on an IFK, the defense set up a wall ten yards away. One of the coaches seemed to instruct the player taking the kick to drive the ball hard into the wall, I guess as a way to intimidate the defenders or ensure a re...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/30/2009

Sarah K of San Antonio, TX USA asks...

Was pondering whether the following would be allowed within letter/spirit of the Law:
An IDFK is awarded in the Penalty Area, within 10 yards of the goal, to the attacking team. Confusion ensues and the ref indicates there will be a ceremonial r...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/29/2009

Zak Hallett of Milton, Wisconsin United States asks...

I am a goalie, and in our last game the referee called a free kick and raised his hand straight up singaling an Indirect Free Kick. I don't know the full reason of why it was called because I honestly didn't see anything worthy of an Indirect Free K...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/29/2009

Shaun Pritchard of Wolverhampton, West Midlands asks...

If the defending team have a free-kick inside there own area, does the ball have to leave the penalty box before another player can touch the ball (like a goal-lick)?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/21/2009

JTL of Houston, texas USA asks...

After a foul is committed , the offending team puts a player in front of the ball to discourage a quick restart . In the MLS game I saw ( Dynamo vs. RSL ) , the ref would come up step off 10 yds and the play would contiue . This happened a dozen time...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/20/2009

Hans of Detroit, Michigan Wayne asks...

In a free kick, if the team taking the kick is not taking it quickly and you see players lining up 5 yards away from the ball, can a referee step in and have the players move back another 5 yards, even though the kicking team has not yet asked for te...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/14/2009

Jane of Lexington, KY USA asks...

I'm not a referee myself (they don't pay enough for me to take that kind of abuse!) but I try to understand the rules as best I can. Saw this yesterday though & have to question how the referee handled it and even whether the final correct call was m...

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