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I saw this at a game last weekend. A player taking a throw-in crouches down and throws the ball to a teammate's feet. The thrower's feet are on or behind the touchline (his feet the only part of his body touching the ground), and the ball is released legally from the thrower's hands. Is this a...

I've seen this so many times!! From a corner or free kick the ball travels between the 6 yard box and penalty spot. The GK runs out to try and catch/punch the ball whereas the forward is stationary and looking at the ball. The forward (who hasn't moved) is looking at the ball and jumps...

This happened during a competitive pre-season friendly between 2 amateur teams. There were no linesmen. The attacking team are awarded a direct free kick about 8 yards outside the penalty box and fairly central. The ref places the ball and marches out the 10 paces and the defending team set up...

I was asked this today and, to be perfectly honest, I was stumped:- A goalkeeper is awarded a free kick (direct or indirect) inside his penalty area. As he is the only player allowed to handle the ball inside his area, can he take the kick using his hands e.g., punch the ball to restart.

Watching a game on Saturday in local amateur league in Cape Town (Premier Division). Player commits a bad foul and the ref blows for the free kick and issues a yellow card. On receiving the yellow, the offending player makes a nasty remark to the ref and the ref then issues another yellow card...

As everyone who has done it can testify, running the line is not as straightforward as it appears. In the numerous games where I've been an Assistant Referee my instruction from the referee invariably would be to track the last defender. This seems logical as it is easier (not easy) to move with...