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          Fouls and
         Misconduct


Fouls and misconduct are penalised
as follows:

Direct free kick

A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following six offences 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

A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following four offences

- tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
- 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 where the offence occurred.
(except for special circumstances covered by Law 8)

Penalty Kick

A penalty kick is awarded if any of the above ten offences 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 offences:

bullettakes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands, before releasing it from his possession
bullettouches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player
bullettouches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
bullettouches 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 a player, in the opinion of the referee, commits any of the following three offences:

bulletplays in a dangerous manner
bulletimpedes the progress of an opponent
bulletprevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
bulletcommits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player

The indirect free kick is taken from where the offence occurred.

Disciplinary Sanctions

Only a player or substitute or substituted player may be shown the red or yellow card. The referee has the authority to take disciplinary sanctions, from the moment he enters the field of play until he leaves the field of play after the final whistle.

Cautionable Offences

A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offences:

C1 - is guilty of unsporting behaviour.
C2 - shows dissent by word or action.
C3 - persistently infringes the Laws of the Game.
C4 - delays the restart of play.
C5 - fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick or free kick.
C6 - enters or re-enters the field of play without the referee's permission.
C7 - deliberately leaves the field of play without the referee's permission.

Sending Off Offences

S1 - Is guilty of serious foul play
S2 - Is guilty of violent conduct
S3 - Spits at an opponent or any other person
S4 - Denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area.)
S5 - Denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick.
S6 - Uses offensive, abusive or insulting language, and/or gestures.
S7 - Receives a second caution in the same match

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

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