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Law 13 - Free Kicks
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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/16/2008

cam shouldon of , asks...

i just have a question if i made an approrpiate call during a game i officiated the other night..

i awarded a free kick a good 5m from the edge of the 18 yard box. the defenders formed a wall closer then 10m. i made them back up to a respe...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/16/2008

Michael of New Hyde Park, NY USA asks...

In the poster's question I read it that a player other than the keeper took the IFK and passed it to the keeper, NOT the keeper taking the IFK, and the keeper then kicking the ball into the net. IF this was the case and the IFK was taken from outsid...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/12/2008

ken of Dublin, Ireland asks...

Can you score a goal from a free kick direct into your own goal....... ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/11/2008

Joe S of Louisville, KY US asks...

Just a quick follow-up question/restatement. First, I was a parent during the game, watching my youngest play. Second, according to the 2006 Advice booklet, the attacking team that chooses to take a free kick with the opponent closer than the minim...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/11/2008

Ben Citrin of Madison, Connecticut United States asks...

Does the kicker actually have to ASK for 10 yards before they have to be given? I was playing in a match, and the other team was given a free kick a little past the half line. I went right up and stood 2 feet from the ball, figuring that the kicker h...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/9/2008

Todd of Rockford, IL USA asks...

I recently refereed a game in which a team, during a corner kick, would try to sneak a teamate close to the corner to do a short kick. But, at the same time, an observant defender saw this and ran out to cover the short kick. When the defender move...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/9/2008

Avery Haskell of op, ks usa asks...

On a free kick the ball hits the ref then the player who kicked it touches it again. double touch? legal?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/9/2008

Joe S of Louisville, KY US asks...

In a tournament game over the weekend, penalty was called on the other team giving us a direct kick. Other team start to build a wall around 5 yards away, CR places the ball on the ground and raises his hand, and we quick kick and score. However, o...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/5/2008

Avery Haskell of Overland Park, KS USA asks...

On which restarts can you score on yourself?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/3/2008

Edward Chapman of Ashburn, VA USA asks...

Direct Free Kick

The kicking team does not ask for 10 yards but the referee moves in front of the defending wall and starts walking the players backward. The kicking team puts the ball in play while the referee is in the process of moving ...

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