WHAT THE REF SAYS!

DETERMINING THE OUTCOME OF THE MATCH

1. Goal scored

A goal is scored when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, between the goalposts and under the crossbar,
provided that no offence has been committed by the team scoring the goal.

If the goalkeeper throws the ball directly into the opponents’ goal, a goal kick is awarded.

If a referee signals a goal before the ball has passed wholly over the goal line, play is restarted with a dropped ball.

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2. Winning team
The team scoring the greater number of goals is the winner.
If both teams score no goals or an equal number of goals the match is drawn.

When competition rules require a winning team after a drawn match or home-and-away tie,
the only permitted procedures to determine the winning team are:

away goals rule
two equal periods of extra time not exceeding 15 minutes each
penalties (penalty shoot-out)

A combination of the above procedures may be used

3. Penalties (penalty shoot-out)

Penalties (penalty shoot-out) are taken after the match has ended and unless otherwise stated, the relevant Laws of the Game apply.
A player who has been sent off during the match is not permitted to take part;
warnings and cautions issued to players and team officials during the match are not carried forward into penalties (penalty shoot-out).

PROCEDURE

BEFORE PENALTIES (PENALTY SHOOT-OUT) START

Unless there are other considerations (e.g. ground conditions, safety etc.),
the referee tosses a coin to decide the goal at which the kicks will be taken which may only be
changed for safety reasons or if the goal or playing surface becomes unusable
The referee tosses a coin again and the team that wins the toss decides whether to take the first or second kick
With the exception of a substitute for a goalkeeper who is unable to continue, only players who are on the field of play
or are temporarily off the field of play (injury, adjusting equipment etc.) at the end of the match are eligible to take kicks
Each team is responsible for selecting from the eligible players the order in which they will take the kicks.
The referee is not informed of the order
If at the end of the match and before or during the kicks one team has a greater number of players than its opponents,
it must reduce its numbers to the same number as its opponents and the referee must be informed of the name and number of each player excluded.
Any excluded player is not eligible to take part in the kicks (except as outlined below)
A goalkeeper who is unable to continue before or during the kicks may be replaced by a player excluded to equalise
the number of players or, if their team has not used its maximum permitted number of substitutes,
a named substitute, but the replaced goalkeeper takes no further part and may not take a kick
If a goalkeeper has already taken a kick, the replacement may not take a kick until the next round of kicks

DURING PENALTIES (PENALTY SHOOT-OUT)

Only eligible players and match officials are permitted to remain on the field of play
All eligible players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the centre circle
The goalkeeper of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area,
on the goal line where it meets the penalty area boundary line
An eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper
The kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any offence;
the kicker may not play the ball a second time
The referee keeps a record of the kicks
If the goalkeeper commits an offence and, as a result, the kick is retaken,
the goalkeeper is warned for the first offence and cautioned for any subsequent offence(s)
If the kicker is penalised for an offence committed after the referee has signalled for the kick to be taken,
that kick is recorded as missed and the kicker is cautioned
If both the goalkeeper and the kicker commit an offence at the same time, the kick is recorded as missed and the kicker cautioned

SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS EXPLAINED BELOW, BOTH TEAMS TAKE FIVE KICKS

The kicks are taken alternately by the teams
Each kick is taken by a different player, and all eligible players must take a kick before any player can take a second kick
If, before both teams have taken five kicks, one has scored more goals than the other could score,
even if it were to complete its five kicks, no more kicks are taken
If, after both teams have taken five kicks, the scores are level,
kicks continue until one team has scored a goal more than the other from the same number of kicks
The above principle continues for any subsequent sequence of kicks but a team may change the order of kickers
Penalties (penalty shoot-out) must not be delayed for a player who leaves the field of play.
The player’s kick will be forfeited (not scored) if the player does not return in time to take a kick

SUBSTITUTIONS AND SENDING-OFFS DURING PENALTIES (PENALTY SHOOT-OUT)

A player, substitute, substituted player or team official may be cautioned or sent off
A goalkeeper who is sent off must be replaced by an eligible player
A player other than the goalkeeper who is unable to continue may not be replaced
The referee must not abandon the match if a team is reduced to fewer than seven players

FOULS AND MISCONDUCT

 Direct and indirect free kicks and penalty kicks can only be awarded for offences committed when the ball is in play.

1. Direct free kick
A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences against an opponent
in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:

charges
jumps at
kicks or attempts to kick
pushes
strikes or attempts to strike (including head-butt)
tackles or challenges
trips or attempts to trip

If an offence involves contact it is penalised by a direct free kick or penalty kick.

Careless is when a player shows a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution. No disciplinary sanction is needed
Reckless is when a player acts with disregard to the danger to, or consequences for, an opponent and must be cautioned
Using excessive force is when a player exceeds the necessary use of force and endangers the safety of an opponent and must be sent off

A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences:

a handball offence (except for the goalkeeper within their penalty area)
holds an opponent
impedes an opponent with contact
bites or spits at someone on the team lists or a match official
throws an object at the ball, opponent or match official, or makes contact with the ball with a held object

See also offences in Law 3

HANDLING THE BALL
For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. Not every touch of a player’s hand/arm with the ball is an offence.

It is an offence if a player:

deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball
touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger.
A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a
consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such
a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised
scores in the opponents' goal:
directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental, including by the goalkeeper
immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental

The goalkeeper has the same restrictions on handling the ball as any other player outside the penalty area.
If the goalkeeper handles the ball inside their penalty area when not permitted to do so,
an indirect free kick is awarded but there is no disciplinary sanction.
However, if the offence is playing the ball a second time (with or without the hand/arm) after a restart before it touches another player,
the goalkeeper must be sanctioned if the offence stops a promising attack or denies an opponent
or the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity.

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2. Indirect Free Kick

An indirect free kick is awarded if a player:

plays in a dangerous manner
impedes the progress of an opponent without any contact being made
is guilty of dissent, using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s) or other verbal offences
prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick
the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it
initiates a deliberate trick for the ball to be passed (including from a free kick or goal kick) to the goalkeeper with the head, chest, knee etc.
to circumvent the Law, whether or not the goalkeeper touches the ball with the hands;
the goalkeeper is penalised if responsible for initiating the deliberate trick
commits any other offence, not mentioned in the Laws, for which play is stopped to caution or send off a player

An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences:

controls the ball with the hand/arm for more than six seconds before releasing it
touches the ball with the hand/arm after releasing it and before it has touched another player
touches the ball with the hand/arm, unless the goalkeeper has clearly kicked or attempted to kick the ball to release it into play, after:
it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:

the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part
of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save
holding the ball in the outstretched open hand
bouncing it on the ground or throwing it in the air

A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s).

PLAYING IN A DANGEROUS MANNER
Playing in a dangerous manner is any action that, while trying to play the ball, threatens injury to someone (including the player themself)
and includes preventing a nearby opponent from playing the ball for fear of injury.

A scissors or bicycle kick is permissible provided that it is not dangerous to an opponent.

IMPEDING THE PROGRESS OF AN OPPONENT WITHOUT CONTACT

Impeding the progress of an opponent means moving into the opponent’s path to obstruct, block, slow down or
force a change of direction when the ball is not within playing distance of either player.

All players have a right to their position on the field of play;
being in the way of an opponent is not the same as moving into the way of an opponent.

A player may shield the ball by taking a position between an opponent and the ball if the ball is within playing distance
and the opponent is not held off with the arms or body.
If the ball is within playing distance, the player may be fairly charged by an opponent.

3. Disciplinary action

The referee has the authority to take disciplinary action from entering the field of play for the pre-match inspection
until leaving the field of play after the match ends (including penalties (penalty shoot-out)).

If, before entering the field of play at the start of the match, a player or team official commits a sending-off offence,
the referee has the authority to prevent the player or team official taking part in the match (see Law 3.6);
the referee will report any other misconduct.

A player or team official who commits a cautionable or sending-off offence, either on or off the field of play, against an opponent, a team-mate,
a match official or any other person or the Laws of the Game, is disciplined according to the offence.

The yellow card communicates a caution and the red card communicates a sending-off.

Only a player, substitute or substituted player or team official may be shown the red or yellow card.

Players, substitutes and substituted players

Delaying the restart of play to show a card

Once the referee has decided to caution or send off a player, play must not be restarted until the sanction has been administered,
unless the non-offending team takes a quick free kick, has a clear goal-scoring opportunity and the referee has not started the disciplinary sanction procedure.
The sanction is administered at the next stoppage;
if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, the player is cautioned;
if the offence interfered with or stopped a promising attack, the player is not cautioned.

Advantage

If the referee plays the advantage for an offence for which a caution/sending-off would have been issued had play been stopped,
this caution/sending-off must be issued when the ball is next out of play.
However, if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour;
if the offence was interfering with or stopping a promising attack, the player is not cautioned.

Advantage should not be applied in situations involving serious foul play, violent conduct or a
second cautionable offence unless there is a clear opportunity to score a goal.
The referee must send off the player when the ball is next out of play but if the player plays the ball or challenges/interferes
with an opponent, the referee will stop play, send off the player and restart with an indirect free kick,
unless the player committed a more serious offence.

If a defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area and continues holding inside the penalty area,
the referee must award a penalty kick.

CAUTIONABLE OFFENCES

A player is cautioned if guilty of:

delaying the restart of play
dissent by word or action
entering, re-entering or deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission
failing to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a dropped ball, corner kick, free kick or throw-in
persistent offences (no specific number or pattern of offences constitutes “persistent”)
unsporting behaviour
entering the referee review area (RRA)
excessively using the 'review' (TV screen) signal

A substitute or substituted player is cautioned if guilty of:

delaying the restart of play
dissent by word or action
entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee’s permission
unsporting behaviour
entering the referee review area (RRA)
excessively using the 'review' (TV screen) signal

Where two separate cautionable offences are committed (even in close proximity), they should result in two cautions,
for example if a player enters the field of play without the required permission and commits a reckless tackle
or stops a promising attack with a foul/handball, etc.

CAUTIONS FOR UNSPORTING BEHAVIOUR
There are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour including if a player:

attempts to deceive the referee e.g. by feigning injury or pretending to have been fouled (simulation)
changes places with the goalkeeper during play or without the referee’s permission (see Law 3)
commits in a reckless manner a direct free kick offence
handles the ball to interfere with or stop a promising attack, except where the referee awards a
penalty kick for a non-deliberate handball offence
denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a
penalty kick for a non-deliberate handball offence
commits any other offence which interferes with or stops a promising attack except where the referee awards a
penalty kick for an offence which was an attempt to play the ball or for a challenge for the ball
denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing an offence which was an attempt
to play the ball or challenge for the ball and the referee awards a penalty kick
handles the ball in an attempt to score a goal (whether or not the attempt is successful)
or in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent a goal
makes unauthorised marks on the field of play
plays the ball when leaving the field of play after being given permission to leave
shows a lack of respect for the game
initiates a deliberate trick for the ball to be passed (including from a free kick or goal kick) to the goalkeeper with the head,
chest, knee etc. to circumvent the Law, whether or not the goalkeeper touches the ball with the hands;
the goalkeeper is cautioned if responsible for initiating the deliberate trick
verbally distracts an opponent during play or at a restart

CELEBRATION OF A GOAL

Players can celebrate when a goal is scored, but the celebration must not be excessive;
choreographed celebrations are not encouraged and must not cause excessive time-wasting.

Leaving the field of play to celebrate a goal is not a cautionable offence but players should return as soon as possible.

A player must be cautioned, even if the goal is disallowed, for:

climbing onto a perimeter fence and/or approaching the spectators in a manner which causes safety and/or security issues
gesturing or acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way
covering the head or face with a mask or other similar item
removing the shirt or covering the head with the shirt

DELAYING THE RESTART OF PLAY

Referees must caution players who delay the restart of play by:

appearing to take a throw-in but suddenly leaving it to a team-mate to take
delaying leaving the field of play when being substituted
excessively delaying a restart
kicking or carrying the ball away, or provoking a confrontation by deliberately touching the ball after the referee has stopped play
taking a free kick from the wrong position to force a retake

SENDING-OFF OFFENCES
A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off:

denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a deliberate
handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area)
denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a non-deliberate
handball offence outside their own penalty area
    denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent whose overall movement is towards
the offender's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick (unless as outlined below)
serious foul play
biting or spitting at someone
violent conduct
using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s)
receiving a second caution in the same match
entering the video operation room (VOR)

A player, substitute or substituted player who has been sent off must leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area.

DENYING A GOAL OR AN OBVIOUS GOAL-SCORING OPPORTUNITY (DOGSO)
Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent
an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick,
the offender is cautioned if the offence was an attempt to play the ball or a challenge for the ball;
in all other circumstances (e.g. holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.), the offending player must be sent off.

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a deliberate
handball offence, the player is sent off wherever the offence occurs (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area).

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a non-deliberate
handball offence and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned.

A player, sent-off player, substitute or substituted player who enters the field of play without the required referee's
permission and interferes with play or an opponent and denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious
goal-scoring opportunity is guilty of a sending-off offence.

The following must be considered:

distance between the offence and the goal
general direction of the play
likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball
location and number of defenders

SERIOUS FOUL PLAY

A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play.

Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind
using one or both legs, with excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play.

VIOLENT CONDUCT
Violent conduct is when a player uses or attempts to use excessive force or brutality against an opponent when not
challenging for the ball, or against a team-mate, team official, match official, spectator or any other person,
regardless of whether contact is made.

In addition, a player who, when not challenging for the ball, deliberately strikes an opponent or any other person
on the head or face with the hand or arm, is guilty of violent conduct unless the force used was negligible.

Team Officials

Where an offence is committed by someone from the technical area (substitute, substituted player, sent-off player or team official)
and the offender cannot be identified, the senior team coach present in the technical area will receive the sanction.

WARNING

The following offences should usually result in a warning; repeated or blatant offences should result in a caution or sending-off:

entering the field of play in a respectful/non-confrontational manner
failing to cooperate with a match official e.g. ignoring an instruction/request from an assistant referee or the fourth official
minor/low-level disagreement (by word or action) with a decision
occasionally leaving the confines of the technical area without committing another offence

CAUTION
Caution offences include (but are not limited to):

clearly/persistently not respecting the confines of their team’s technical area
delaying the restart of play by their team
deliberately entering the technical area of the opposing team (non-confrontational)
dissent by word or action including:
throwing/kicking drinks bottles or other objects
action(s) which show(s) a clear lack of respect for the match official(s) e.g.sarcastic clapping
entering the referee review area (RRA)
excessively/persistently gesturing for a red or yellow card
excessively showing the TV signal for a VAR ‘review’
gesturing or acting in a provocative or inflammatory manner
persistent unacceptable behaviour (including repeated warning offences)
showing a lack of respect for the game

SENDING OFF
Sending-off offences include (but are not limited to):

delaying the restart of play by the opposing team e.g. holding onto the ball, kicking the ball away,
obstructing the movement of a player
deliberately leaving the technical area to:
show dissent towards, or remonstrate with, a match official
act in a provocative or inflammatory manner
enter the opposing technical area in an aggressive or confrontational manner
deliberately throwing/kicking an object onto the field of play
entering the field of play to:
confront a match official (including at half-time and full-time)
interfere with play, an opposing player or a match official
entering the video operation room (VOR)
physical or aggressive behaviour (including spitting or biting) towards an opposing player, substitute,
team official, match official, spectator or any
other person (e.g. ball boy/girl, security or competition official etc.)
receiving a second caution in the same match
using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s)
using unauthorised electronic or communication equipment and/or behaving in an inappropriate manner
as a result of using electronic or communication equipment
violent conduct

OFFENCES WHERE AN OBJECT (OR THE BALL) IS THROWN

In all cases, the referee takes the appropriate disciplinary action:

reckless – caution the offender for unsporting behaviour
using excessive force – send off the offender for violent conduct.

4. Restart of play after fouls and misconduct
If the ball is out of play, play is restarted according to the previous decision
If the ball is in play and a player commits a physical offence inside the field of play against:

an opponent – indirect or direct free kick or penalty kick
a team-mate, substitute, substituted or sent-off player, team official or a match official – a direct free kick or penalty kick

All verbal offences are penalised with an indirect free kick.

If the referee stops play for an offence committed by a player, inside or outside the field of play, against an outside agent,
play is restarted with a dropped ball, unless an indirect free kick is awarded for leaving the field of play without the referee's permission;
the indirect free kick is taken from the point on the boundary line where the player left the field of play.

If, when the ball is in play:

a player commits an offence against a match official or an opposing player,
substitute, substituted or sent-off player, or team official outside the field of play or
a substitute, substituted or sent-off player, or team official commits an offence against,
or interferes with, an opposing player or a match official outside the field of play,

play is restarted with a free kick on the boundary line nearest to where the offence/interference occurred;
for direct free kick offences, a penalty kick is awarded if this is a direct free kick offence within the offender's penalty area

If an offence is committed outside the field of play by a player against a player, substitute, substituted player or team official of their own team,
play is restarted with an indirect free kick on the boundary line closest to where the offence occurred.

If a player makes contact with the ball with an object (boot, shinguard etc.) held in the hand play is restarted with a direct free kick (or penalty kick).

If a player who is on or off the field of play throws or kicks an object (other than the match ball) at an opposing player, or throws or kicks
an object (including a ball) at an opposing substitute, substituted or sent-off player, team official, or a match official or the match ball,
play is restarted with a direct free kick from the position where the object struck or would have struck the person or the ball.
If this position is off the field of play, the free kick is taken on the nearest point on the boundary line;
a penalty kick is awarded if this is within the offender’s penalty area.

If a substitute, substituted or sent-off player, player temporarily off the field of play or team official throws or kicks an object
onto the field of play and it interferes with play, an opponent or match official, play is restarted with a direct free kick (or penalty kick)
where the object interfered with play or struck or would have struck the opponent, match official or the ball.

PENALTY KICK

A penalty kick is awarded if a player commits a direct free kick offence inside their penalty area
or off the field as part of play as outlined in Laws 12 and 13.

A goal may be scored directly from a penalty kick.

1. Procedure
The ball must be stationary, with part of the ball touching or overhanging the centre on the penalty mark,
and the goalposts, crossbar and goal net must not be moving.

The player taking the penalty kick must be clearly identified.

The defending goalkeeper must remain on the goal line, facing the kicker, between the goalposts until the ball is kicked.
The goalkeeper must not behave in a way that unfairly distracts the kicker,
e.g. delay the taking of the kick or touch the goalposts, crossbar or goal net.

The players other than the kicker and goalkeeper must be:

at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty mark
behind the penalty mark
inside the field of play
outside the penalty area

After the players have taken positions in accordance with this Law, the referee signals for the penalty kick to be taken.

The player taking the penalty kick must kick the ball forward; backheeling is permitted provided the ball moves forward.

When the ball is kicked, the defending goalkeeper must have at least part
of one foot touching, in line with, or behind, the goal line.

The ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves.

The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player.
The penalty kick is completed when the ball stops moving,
goes out of play or the referee stops play for any offence.

Additional time is allowed for a penalty kick to be taken and completed at the end of each half of the match or extra time.
When additional time is allowed, the penalty kick is completed when, after the kick has been taken,
the ball stops moving, goes out of play, is played by any player (including the kicker) other than the defending goalkeeper,
or the referee stops play for an offence by the kicker or the kicker's team.
If a defending team player (including the goalkeeper) commits an offence and the penalty is missed/saved, the penalty is retaken.

2. Offences and sanctions
Once the referee has signalled for a penalty kick to be taken, the kick must be taken;
if it is not taken the referee may take disciplinary action before signalling again for the kick to be taken.

If, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs:

a team-mate of the player taking the penalty kick is penalised for encroachment only if:

the encroachment clearly impacted on the goalkeeper; or
the encroaching player plays the ball or challenges an opponent for the ball and then scores,
attempts to score or creates a goal-scoring opportunity

a team-mate of the goalkeeper is penalised for encroachment only if:

the encroachment clearly impacted on the kicker; or
the encroaching player plays the ball or challenges an opponent for the ball and this prevents the opponents from scoring,
attempting to score or creating a goal-scoring opportunity

the player taking the penalty kick or a team-mate offends:

if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and restarts with an indirect free kick

except for the following when play will be stopped and restarted with an indirect free kick, regardless of whether or not a goal is scored:

a penalty kick is kicked backwards
a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick; the referee cautions the player who took the kick
feinting to kick the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up (feinting in the run-up is permitted); the referee cautions the kicker

the goalkeeper offends:

if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
if the ball misses the goal or rebounds from the crossbar or goalpost(s),
the kick is only retaken if the goalkeeper’s offence clearly impacted on the kicker
if the ball is prevented from entering the goal by the goalkeeper, the kick is retaken

If the goalkeeper’s offence results in the kick being retaken, the goalkeeper is warned for the first offence
in the game and cautioned for any subsequent offence(s) in the game

a team-mate of the goalkeeper offends:

if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
if the ball does not enter the goal, the kick is retaken

a player of both teams offends, the kick is retaken unless a player commits a more serious offence (e.g. 'illegal' feinting);

both the goalkeeper and the kicker commit an offence at the same time, the kicker is cautioned
and play restarts with an indirect free kick to the defending team

If, after the penalty kick has been taken:

the kicker touches the ball again before it has touched another player:

an indirect free kick (or direct free kick for a handball offence) is awarded
the ball is touched by an outside agent as it moves forward:

the kick is retaken unless the ball is going into the goal and the interference does not prevent the goalkeeper
or defending player playing the ball, in which case the goal is awarded if the ball enters the goal
(even if contact was made with the ball) unless the interference was by the attacking team.

the ball rebounds into the field of play from the goalkeeper, the crossbar or the goalposts and is then touched by an outside agent:

the referee stops play
play is restarted with a dropped ball at the position where it touched the outside agent

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GOAL KICK

A goal kick is awarded when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, on the ground or in the air,
having last touched a player of the attacking team, and a goal is not scored.

A goal may be scored directly from a goal kick, but only against the opposing team;
if the ball directly enters the kicker’s goal a corner kick is awarded to the opponents.

1. Procedure
The ball must be stationary and is kicked from any point within the goal area by a player of the defending team
The ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves
Opponents must be outside the penalty area until the ball is in play

2. Offences and sanctions
If, after the ball is in play, the kicker touches the ball again before it has touched another player an indirect free kick is awarded;
if the kicker commits a handball offence:

a direct free kick is awarded
a penalty kick is awarded if the offence occurred inside the kicker’s penalty area unless
the kicker was the goalkeeper in which case an indirect free kick is awarded

If, when a goal kick is taken, any opponents are inside the penalty area
because they did not have time to leave, the referee allows play to continue
If an opponent who is in the penalty area when the goal kick is taken,
or enters the penalty area before the ball is in play, touches or challenges
for the ball before it is in play, the goal kick is retaken.

If a player enters the penalty area before the ball is in play and fouls or is fouled by an opponent,
the goal kick is retaken and the offender may be cautioned or sent off depending on the offence.


For any other offence the kick is retaken.