Laws of the Game ~ Law 12 ~ FOULS & MISCONDUCT

Law # 12 ~ FOULS & MISCONDUCT
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Fouls & Misconduct are penalized as follows:

Direct Free Kick

A Direct Free Kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven offenses in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:

Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
Jumps at an opponent
Charges an opponent
Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
Pushes an opponent
Tackles an opponent

A Direct Free Kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following three offenses:

Holds an opponent
Spits at an opponent
Handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)

A Direct Free Kick is taken from the place where the offense occurred.


Penalty Kick

A penalty kick is awarded if any of the above ten offenses is committed by a player inside his own penalty area, irrespective of the position of the ball, provided it is in play.


Indirect Free Kick

An Indirect Free Kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offenses:

Controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before releasing it from his possession
Touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it has touched another player
Touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
Touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

An Indirect Free Kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the opinion of the referee, a player:

Plays in a dangerous manner
Impedes the progress of an opponent
Prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
Commits any other offense, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or send off a player

The Indirect Free Kick is taken from the place where the offense occurred.