Kick-off - YES !! !!
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He's standing on the halfway line which has been declared as neither half or both halves in the new laws (can't be bothered to fire up my copy to give you a page reference)England Women did it. Still an illegal kickoff as it's he's in the opposition half, will be the case with majority of backwards kick-offs!
bester
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Only references I can find is regarding offside
A player is in an offside position if: any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line)
Explanation Clarifies that the halfway line is ‘neutral’ for offside i.e. a player must have part of the body in the opponents’ half to be in an offside position.
A player is in an offside position if: any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line)
Explanation Clarifies that the halfway line is ‘neutral’ for offside i.e. a player must have part of the body in the opponents’ half to be in an offside position.
I'm sure there's another part which says that laws should not be viewed in isolation of each other so you could rely on that to allow the kick to be taken as shown.
santa sangria
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Albania just did the backwards KO after the France goal with the taker completely in the other half.
Peter G is reeling I imagine
Peter G is reeling I imagine
PinnerPaul
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First time I've seen it
Romania v Switzerland
The BBC website recorded it like this:
The Swiss take their kick-off backwards, baffling Pat Nevin in the process. That's a new rule change as of 1 June. You can smack it anywhere you want now. Shoot if you want.
You always could shoot, even in the 19th century!