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Also, the current law is inconsistent on goalkeepers scoring directly from a throw-out. Law 10 says that where this happens the restart is a goal kick, whereas Law 12 says it is a handball offence. It needs clearing up. And if it is a handball offence then what is the restart? IFK in the...

So does the current law! "It is an offence if a player: 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" (my italics) I think we would all agree that...

A much neater way of dealing with the situation where the ball enters the goal directly from the hand of an attacker would be via Law 10 rather than Law 12. Law 10 already states that where a goalkeeper throws the ball directly into the attackers goal the restart is a goal kick. This could be...

Let’s have a look at the development of the throw-in law. The development of the laws can shape “what football expects.” The key developments of the law are: 1863 The throw-in is taken from where the ball crossed the touch line. The first player to reach the ball throws it in The ball is...

I think that most of us on this thread think that the current law is at the very least badly written. And I think that “football expects” a throw-in propelled in downwards direction - a “spike” throw - to be penalized even if the current law does not make this totally clear. So let’s try and...

Law 15 says that "at the moment of delivering the ball, the player must ....... throw the ball ... from behind and over the head....." I take "the moment of delivering the ball" to mean the moment at which the ball is released. After all, the previous part of the law refers to the position of...

Clio, please would you let me know where you blog? I have done much similar research and would love to read your output! I can just about manage in German. Thanks, Paul.