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Law 13 - Free Kicks
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Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/30/2010

James of Gulf Breeze, FL USA asks...

If a team is awarded a free kick and chooses to take the kick before all defenders have left the required distance, and the team kicks the ball at one of these defenders, does play continue even if they claim that they aren't outside the required dis...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/25/2010

Dave of Clarkston, Washington USA asks...

Managing Quick Free Kicks

Two or three times during my match yesterday, a defender failed to retire the full 10 yards for a quick free kick.

Is it considered a good practice for referee to manage those types of situations through pr...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/3/2010

Howard Bacon of Savannah, GA USA asks...

Following on this question, had a similar incident. IFK 5 yards back of the penalty line by attacking team. Player A taps the ball, no movement, Player B then immediately after kicks and the ball goes over the goal. Based on my understanding of ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/29/2010

Davw of des moines, ia US asks...

What is the best way to handle this?
Couldn't you allow play to go on and caution him at the next stoppage?
What if the kicker made a goal in this situation?
...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/23/2010

Scott Worthington of Huntington Beach, CA USA asks...

Hi,

I wonder what your opinion is regarding an episode in last month's Arsenal-FC Porto match, where the referee allowed a quick free kick inside the penalty area, resulting in an easy goal.

Clip here:
http://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/8/2010

Matt Niswander of Lawrenceburg, TN Lawrence asks...

Thanks for the answers. The attacking team was trying for a quick free kick, and the ref stepped in to enforce the '10 yard rule'. My player was close to the ball because he knew that the attacking team was trying to kick quickly, and they didn't c...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/8/2010

Steven Bouse of Cardiff, Wales asks...

I am a goalkeeper. Our defender took out the striker when through on goal. Our defender rightly got sent off. Then as I was setting up my wall the striker took a quick free kick and scored. The referee allowed the goal. As the game was stopped for ou...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/4/2010

Jeff of Concord, CA USA asks...

I have struggled with keeping the restarts in my head as well. I have come up with the following to help me with the restart.

I) There are three types of entities
A) Involved in the game
1) Players
a) teammates
...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/4/2010

Matt Niswander of Lawrenceburg, TN USA asks...

On a restart of a free kick in the field, if the defending team is not 10 yards in away from the ball when it is set how does the ref deal with that? Does the ref have to step 10 yards off for the attacking team? Does the ref let the play continue ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 2/17/2010

A.Kanyi of Banjul, Banjul Gambia asks...

If a fast play is made in an indirect free kick an happens to be a goal.Should the goal stand?...

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