Soccer –– Laws of the Game

Each season FIFA publishes an extensive ‘Laws of the Game’ guide which describes the rules of soccer. Here is an overview of the 17 laws of the game. Click on the subject headings to read about the laws in greater detail.

Law 1: The Field of Play

There are very few fixed dimensions for soccer fields, even at the highest level. FIFA only stipulates that for professional 11-versus-11 competition, the length must be between 100 yards and 130 yards and the width between 50 and 100 yards.

Law 2: The Soccer Ball

The circumference of a soccer ball must not be more than 28 inches (70 centimeters) and not less than 27 ins (68 cm).

The size 5 ball, used by ages 12 and above, is spherical and made of leather or some other suitable material.

It must not weigh more than 16 ounces (450 grams) and not less than 14 oz (410 g) at the start of a match.

The ball must be of a pressure equal to 0.6 – 1.1 atmosphere (600 – 1,000 g/cm2) at sea level (8.5 Ibs/sq in – 15.6 Ibs/sq in).

Law 3: The Number of Players

A match is played by two teams, with each allowed no more than 11 players on the field at any one time, one of whom is a goalkeeper. A match may not start if either team has fewer than seven players. Law 4: The Players' Equipment

The FIFA ‘Laws of the Game’ state that players are not allowed to use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or any other player (including any kind of jewellery).

A player’s basic equipment consists of a jersey or shirt with sleeves, shorts, stockings, shinpads and footwear.

The two teams must wear colors that distinguish themselves from the opponent, referee and assistant referees.

Law 5: The Referee

The referee has the full authority to enforce the laws of the game and his decision is final. He controls the match in cooperation with the assistant referees, and where applicable, the fourth official. The referee ensures that the ball and players' equipment meets the requirements, acts as timekeeper and stops play for infringement of the laws among several other duties.

Law 6: The Assistant Referee

In professional soccer there are two assistant referees whose job it is to call offsides and throw- ins, and help the referee make decisions. Carrying a flag to signal their observations, assistant referees, or linesmen as they are commonly known, must monitor the sidelines and goal lines and flag if the ball goes out of play, signaling which team the goal kick or throw-in should be awarded to.

Law 7: The Duration of the Match

Matches consist of two 45 minute halves, unless the two teams and referee agree otherwise before the start of play. The half-time interval must not exceed 15 minutes, and can only be altered upon consent of the referee. A referee may play added time because of substitutions, assessment of injuries, removal of injured players from the field of play, time wasting and any other cause. An abandoned match is replayed unless the competition rules state otherwise. Law 8: The Start and Restart of Play

Kick-off is the way of starting or restarting play:

- To begin a match

- If a goal has been scored

- To begin the second half

- To begin a period of extra-time.

Law 9: The Ball in and out of Play

The ball is out of play when:

- It has wholly crossed the goalline or touchline

- Play has been stopped by the referee.

The ball is in play at all other times, including when:

-It rebounds off a goalpost, crossbar or corner flag and stays on the field.

-When it hits a referee or assistant referee when they are on the field.

Law 10: The Method of Scoring

Goal Scored:

A goal is scored when the whole of the ball crosses the whole of the goalline between the posts and crossbar, provided there is no infringement such as offside, a foul or handball.

The team that scores the most goals wins the match. If the number of goals scored between the two sides is equal at the end of a match, it is a draw.

When competition rules require that there must be a winner, the outcome will be decided by either:

- Away goals rule - Extra-time - Penalty kicks. Law 11: The Offside

The law states that if a player is in an offside position when the ball is played to him or touched by a teammate, he may not become actively involved in the play.

A player is in an offside position if he is closer to the goal line than both the ball and the second- to-last defender, but only if he is in the opposition half of the field.

Law 12: Fouls and Misconduct

Click the heading for a summary of the different infractions that will lead the referee to blow the whistle, stop play, and possibly take disciplinary action.

Law 13: Free Kicks

Free kicks are either direct or indirect, and the ball must be stationary when the kick is taken. The kicker must not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.

Law 14 : The Penalty Kick

Feinting in the run up to taking a penalty kick to confuse the goalkeeper is permitted. However, feinting to kick the ball once the player has completed his run up is considered an act of unsporting behavior for which the player must be cautioned by the referee.

Preparing for the penalty kick

The referee must confirm the following before the kick is taken:

- the kicker is identified

- the ball is placed properly on the penalty mark

- the goalkeeper is on the goal line between the posts and facing the kicker

All other players on the field are:

- Outside the penalty area - Outside the penalty arc

- Behind the ball. Laws 15, 16 & 17: Throw Ins, Goal Kicks, and Corner Kicks

When the ball goes out of play over the touchline, a throw in will be taken by a player from the team who did not touch the ball last. When the whole of the ball goes over the goalline, a goal kick or corner is awarded, depending on which team touched the ball last. If the defending team touched it, a corner is awarded to the opposition. If the attacking team had the last touch, a goal kick is awarded. Soccer Fouls An explanation of free kicks and penalties in soccer

By Joshua Robinson

The rules of the game are set down by soccer’s world governing body, FIFA. The association’s official handbook is a 140‐page document, which includes detailed discussion of every foul, infraction, and regulation in the game. You can find it here.

Short of that, here is a summary of the different infractions that will lead the referee to blow the whistle, stop play, and possibly take disciplinary action, as worded by FIFA.

Direct Free Kick

Definition: When the referee stops play for certain fouls, he may award a team a direct free kick, meaning that team will resume play from the spot of the infraction with a pass or a shot at goal. Any members of the opposing team must be at least 10 yards away when the ball is struck. If the free kick were indirect, it means that a second player must touch the ball before it the team can shoot at goal.

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

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)

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. One player may then take a free shot at goal (defended only by the goalkeeper standing on the goal line) from the penalty spot, located 12 yards away.

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:

o takes more than four steps while controlling the ball with his hands, before releasing it from his possession o touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player o touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team‐ mate o 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 a player, in the opinion of the referee, commits any of the following three offences:

o plays in a dangerous manner o impedes the progress of an opponent o prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands o commits any other offence, not previously mentioned, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player

Yellow and Red Cards

After awarding a free kick or penalty kick, a referee may take further disciplinary action against a player by showing him a yellow or red card.

Yellow Cards

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

 is guilty of unsporting behaviour  shows dissent by word or action  persistently infringes the Laws of the Game  delays the restart of play  fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick or free kick  enters or re‐enters the field of play without the referee's permission  deliberately leaves the field of play without the referee's permission

Red Cards Ball in and out of play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_in_and_out_of_play

Penalty kick: awarded to fouled team following "penal" foul having occurred in their opponent's penalty area. (Law 14 (http://www.fifa.com/en/laws/Laws14_01.htm)). Corner kick: when the ball has entirely crossed the goal line without a goal having been scored and having last been touched by a defender; awarded to attacking team. (Law 17 (http://www.fifa.com /en/laws/Laws17_01.htm)). Dropped-ball: occurs when the referee has stopped play for any other reason (e.g. a serious injury to a player, interference by an external party, or a ball becoming defective). This restart is uncommon in adult games. (Law 8 (http://www.fifa.com/en/laws/Laws8_03.htm)).

Once the ball is out of play, the only restart is the restart appropriate for the reason the ball went out of play in the first place; subsequent actions do not change the restart. For example, if the ball goes out of play because of a foul by Team A against Team B, the restart must be a free kick to Team B even if a Team B player strikes an opponent; offending Team B player would, however, be liable for misconduct (i.e. yellow card or red card).

Note, however, that the referee may change the original restart if he realises he has made an error or on the advice of his assistant referees, provided play has not yet restarted. For example, if the ball has gone out of play because the ball was kicked into goal by Team A and the referee has signalled that a goal has been scored, but then notices that an assistant referee has indicated a foul by a Team A player immediately before the goal was scored, the referee would change to the correct restart of a free kick to Team B where the foul occurred.

"The Laws of the Game" (http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/refereeing/81/42 /36/log2013en_neutral.pdf). FIFA. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

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Fouls and misconduct in association football are acts committed by players which are considered deemed by the referee to be unfair and are subsequently penalized. An offence may be a foul, misconduct or both depending on the nature of the offence and the circumstances in which it occurs. Fouls and misconduct are addressed in Law 12 of the Laws of the Game.

A foul is an unfair act by a player which is deemed by the referee to contravene the game's laws. Fouls are punished by the award of a free-kick (direct or indirect depending on the offence) or penalty kick to the opposing team. For an act to be a foul it must: A Venn diagram showing the relationship between fouls and be a specific offence listed in Law 12 misconduct in association football, with examples. The offside offence is an example of a technical rule infraction that is neither a of the Laws of the Game (other foul nor a misconduct. Note that the referee is given considerable infractions, such as technical discretion as to the rules' implementation, including deciding which infractions at restarts, are not deemed offences are cautionable "unsportsmanlike" conduct. to be fouls); be committed by a player (not a substitute); occur on the field of play, while the ball is in play; be committed against an opponent, when applicable (For example, a player striking the referee or a teammate, is not a foul, but is a misconduct);

Misconduct is any conduct by a player that is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal). Misconduct may include acts which are, additionally, fouls. Misconduct may occur at any time, including when the ball is out of play, during half-time and before and after the game, and both players and substitutes may be sanctioned for misconduct. This is unlike a foul, which is committed by a player, on the field of play, and only against an opponent when the ball is in play.

Misconduct will result in the player either receiving a caution (indicated by a yellow card) or being dismissed ("sent off") from the field (indicated by a red card). When a player is cautioned, the player's details are traditionally recorded by the referee in a small notebook; hence, a caution is also known as a booking. The referee has considerable discretion in applying the Laws; in particular, the offence of "unsporting behaviour" may be used to deal with most events that violate the spirit of the game, even if they are not listed as specific offences.

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cards originated with British referee Ken Aston, who got the idea while sitting in his car at a traffic light.[1] The first major use of the cards was in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, but they were not made mandatory at all levels until 1982.

1 Categories of foul 1.1 Direct free kick offences 1.2 Indirect free kick offences 1.3 Other offences 2 Misconduct 2.1 Yellow card (caution) 2.2 Red card (dismissal) 2.3 History and origin 3 Referee's discretion 3.1 Advantage 4 Restarts 5 Team officials 6 Post-match penalties 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Direct free kick offences

A direct free kick is awarded when a player commits any of the following 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 Penaltyk ick- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_kick

with an indirect free kick from the penalty spot.

A two-man penalty or "tap" penalty occurs when the penalty-taker, instead of shooting to score a goal, taps the ball slightly forward and to the side so that a team-mate can run on to it. The team-mate, like all other players, must be at least ten yards from the penalty mark when the ball is kicked. This strategy depends on the element of surprise, so that the team-mate can reach the ball ahead of any defenders. The first recorded two-man penalty was taken by Rik Coppens and André Piters in the World Cup Qualifying match Belgium v Iceland on 5 June 1957. Coppens passed the ball to Piters who returned the favour, allowing the former to score. It was later made famous by Johan Cruyff in a match for AFC Ajax in 1982 against Helmond Sport.[1]

Arsenal players Thierry Henry and Robert Pirès famously failed in an attempt at a similar penalty in 2005, during a Premier League match against Manchester City at Highbury. Pirès ran in to take the kick, attempted to pass to the onrushing Henry, but miskicked; as he had touched the ball (but barely moved it), he could not touch it again, and City defender Sylvain Distin reached the ball before Henry could.[2]

In case of an infringement of the laws of the game during a penalty kick, most commonly entering the goal area illegally, the referee must consider both whether a goal was scored, and which team committed the offence.

Infringement The ball enters the The ball does NOT enter the goal by goal Indirect free kick to the defending team at the place of the Attacking player Penalty is retaken infringement Defending Goal Penaltyi sr etaken player Both Penalty is retaken Penalty is retaken

In the case of a player repeatedly infringing the laws during the penalty kick, the referee may caution the player for persistent infringement. Note that all offences that occur before kick are dealt with in this manner, regardless of the location of the offence.

As with a direct free kick, the kicker may not touch the ball a second time until another player has touched the ball (this precludes a kicker from dribbling the ball closer to the goal). The punishment for such an infringement is an indirect free kick to the opposing team from the point where the offence occurred, unless the touch was also the more serious handling offence which is punished with a direct free kick.

If the ball is touched by an outside agent (such as an item thrown onto the field by a spectator) as it moves forward from the kick, the kick is retaken. If the ball rebounds from the goal frame or goalkeeper and such an incident occurs, it is dealt with as in normal play.

"Reading" the kicker Penaltyk ick- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_kick

Defending against a penalty kick is one of the most difficult tasks a goalkeeper can face. Owing to the short distance between the penalty spot and the goal, there is very little time to react to the shot. Because of this, the goalkeeper will usually start his or her dive before the ball is actually struck. In effect, the goalkeeper must act on his best prediction about where the shot will be aimed. Some keepers decide which way they will dive beforehand, thus giving themselves a good chance of diving in time. Others try to read the kicker's motion pattern. On the other side, kickers often feign and prefer a relatively slow shot in an A penalty being scored by Ryan attempt to foil the keeper. The potentially most fruitful approach, Valentine. shooting high and centre, i.e. in the space that the keeper will evacuate, also carries the highest risk of shooting above the bar.

As the shooter makes his approach to the ball, the keeper has only a fraction of a second to "read" the shooter's motions and decide where the ball will go. If their guess is correct, this may result in a saved penalty. Helmuth Duckadam, the goalkeeper of Steaua Bucureşti, saved a record four consecutive penalties in the 1986 European Cup Final against FC Barcelona. He dived three times to the right and a fourth time to his left to save all penalties taken, securing victory for his team.

Use of knowledge of kicker's history

A goalkeeper may also rely on knowledge of the shooter's past behaviour to inform his decision. An example of this would be by former Netherlands national team goalkeeper Hans van Breukelen, who always had a box with cards with all the information about the opponent's penalty specialist. Ecuadorian goalkeeper Marcelo Elizaga, after saving a penalty from Carlos Tevez in a match between their national teams, revealed that he had studied some penalty kicks from Tevez and suspected he was going to shoot to the goalkeeper's left side. Two other examples occurred during the 2006 FIFA World Cup:

1. Portugal national team goalkeeper Ricardo in a quarter-final match against England, where he saved three penalties. 2. The quarter-final match between Argentina and Germany also came down to penalties, and German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was seen looking at a piece of paper kept in his sock before each Argentinian player would come forward for a penalty kick. It is presumed that information on each kicker's "habits" were written on this paper. Lehmann saved 2 of the 4 penalties taken.

This approach may not always be successful; the player may intentionally switch from his favoured spot after witnessing the goalkeeper obtaining knowledge of his kicks. Most times, especially in amateur football, the goalkeeper is often forced to guess. Game theoretic research shows that strikers and goalies must randomize their strategies in precise ways to avoid having the opponent take advantage of their predictability.[3]

Distraction

The goalkeeper also may try to distract the penalty taker, as the expectation is on the penalty taker to succeed, hence more pressure on the penalty taker, making him more vulnerable to mistakes. For example, in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea, United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar pointed to his left side when Nicolas Anelka stepped up to take a shot in the penalty shoot out. This was because all of Chelsea's penalties went to the left. Anelka's shot instead went to Van der Sar's right, which was saved. Penaltyk ick- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_kick

Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar used a famous method of distracting the players called the "spaghetti legs" trick to help his club defeat Roma to win the 1984 European Cup. This tactic was emulated in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, which Liverpool also won, by Liverpool's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, helping his team defeat AC Milan.

An illegal method of saving penalties is for the goalkeeper to make a quick and short jump forward just before the penalty taker connects with the ball. This not only shuts down the angle of the shot, but also distracts the penalty taker. The method was used by Brazilian goalkeeper Taffarel. FIFA was less strict on the rule during that time. In more recent times, FIFA has advised all referees to strictly obey the rule book.

Similarly, a goalkeeper may also attempt to delay a penalty by cleaning his boots, asking the referee to see if the ball is placed properly and other delaying tactics. This method builds more pressure on the penalty taker, but the goalkeeper may risk punishments, most likely a yellow card.

Even if the keeper does manage to block the shot, the ball may rebound back to the shooter or one of his team-mates for another shot, with the keeper often in poor position to make a second save. This makes saving penalty kicks astonishingly difficult. This is not a concern in penalty shoot-outs, where just a single shot is permitted.

These factors would give one the impression that penalty kicks are scored almost 100% of the time. Missed penalty kicks, however, are not A goalkeeper makes a save from a uncommon despite the simple circumstances. For instance, of the 78 penalty kick penalty kicks taken during the 2005–06 English Premier League season, 57 resulted in a goal, meaning almost 30% of the penalties were unsuccessful.[4]

A German professor who has been studying penalty statistics in the German Bundesliga for 16 years found that 76% of all the penalties during those 16 years went in, and 99% of the shots in the higher half of the goal went in, although the higher half of the goal is generally a more risky target to aim at. During his career, Italian striker Roberto Baggio had two occurrences where his shot hit the upper bar, bounced downwards, rebounded off the keeper and passed the goal line for a goal.

The early origin of the penalty kick probably lies in rugby football, as shown in early match reports, for example in 1888: "Dewsbury was awarded a penalty kick in front of the goal"[5] The concept of a penalty goal for fouls within 2 yards (1.8 m) of the goal was suggested at a Sheffield FA meeting in 1879.[6] The invention o the penalty kick is also credited to the goalkeeper and businessman William McCrum in 1890 in Milford, County Armagh, Ireland.[7]

The Irish Football Association presented the idea to the International Football Association Board and finally after much debate, the board approved the idea on 2 June 1891.[8]

Influencing factors were for the Scottish Football Association on 20 December 1890 in the Scottish Cup quarter-final between East Stirlingshire 1 and Heart of Midlothian 3 when Jimmy Adams[9] fisted the ball out from under the bar.[10][11] and for the FA on 14 February 1891 a blatant goal-line handball by a Notts County Cornerk ick- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_kick

An attacking player who directly receives the ball from a corner kick cannot be penalised for offside.

Infringements

Opposing players must retire the required distance as stated above. Failure to do so may constitute misconduct and be punished by a caution (yellow card).

It is an offence for the kicker to touch the ball a second time until it has been touched by another player; this is punishable by an indirect Player takes a corner kick free kick to the defending team from where the offence occurred [1] unless the second touch was also a more serious offence, in which case other punishment such as a direct free kick is awarded to defending team.

Tactics in taking and defending a corner

A common tactic is for several attackers to stand close in front of the goal, whereupon the corner taker crosses the ball for them to head into the goal.

The defending team may choose to form a wall of players in an attempt to force the ball to be played to an area which is more easily defended. However, this is not done often because defending players must remain at least 10 yards from the ball until it is in play.

The defending team also has the choice of whether to instruct a Corner kick at UEFA Europa League player to place him or herself beside one or both of the goalposts to 2009–10 provide protection to the goal in addition to the goalkeeper. The thinking behind placing a player beside a goalpost is that it means more of the goal area is protected and there is no loss in the ability to play an offside trap because offside does not apply for the first touch from a corner, and it compensates for a keeper's positioning and/or reach.

The defending team also has to decide how many players it needs to defend a corner. Teams may withdraw every player into a defensive area, however this diminishes the potential for a counter-attack if possession is regained, and as such, allows the attacking side to commit more players to attacking the goal. Withdrawing all players into a defensive area also means that if the ball is cleared from an initial cross, it is more than likely that the attacking team will regain possession of the ball and begin a new attack.

In situations where a set-piece, such as a corner, is awarded to a side trailing by a single goal at the closing stages of a match where conceding further is of minimal consequence (i.e. in a knockout tournament) a team may commit all their players, including their goalkeeper, to the attack.

Short corner

An alternative strategy for the attacking team is to take a short corner . The ball is kicked to a player located within ten yards of the kicker, to create a better angle of approach toward the goal.

A rarely seen "trick" version of the short corner was famously attempted during a tense top-of-the-table Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea in the 2008–09 season, causing much controversy and Cornerk ick- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_kick

media discussion. The strategy involved United's Wayne Rooney, standing at the corner flag, pretending to change his mind about taking the corner and signalling to winger Ryan Giggs to do it instead. While leaving the arc, however, Rooney sneakily touched the ball, effectively putting it into play. With Chelsea's defence unprepared and expecting a conventional corner, Giggs took the ball, sprinted with it towards goal and crossed it for teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to score with a header. On this occasion, the goal was immediately disallowed after the linesman, not having seen Rooney's taking of the corner, raised his flag, thus prompting the referee to stop play. The end result did not change much, though, as Manchester United did score again when the corner was retaken. The strategy is rare, as its great strength is the element of surprise.

Scoring a goal direct from a corner

It is possible to score direct from a corner kick (as a corner kick is a direct free kick) if sufficient swerve is given to the kick, and/or there is a strong enough wind blowing in the goalward direction. However, it was illegal until the International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting of 15 June 1924 authorised it for the following season.[2][3] This type of goal is called an Olympic goal or Olympic kick ,[4] or gol olímpico in Latin America.[2] The name dates from 2 October 1924, when Argentina's Cesáreo Onzari scored against Uruguay, who had just won the 1924 Olympic title.[2][5] (The first such goal was thought to have been scored by Billy Alston in Scotland on 21 August 1924, but further research showed that match had been played on 23 August 1923, and the goal was actually a The ball, shot by Cesáreo Onzari, scores a goal for Argentina header.[2]) The first in England was by Huddersfield Town's Billy Smith on against Uruguay. This was the 11 October 1924. The world record holder is Massimo Palanca with 13 first goal scored direct from a goals. It remains a rare occurrence, often accomplished by fluke rather than corner, in 1924. intent, and with the goalkeeper usually blamed for an error.[5]

Megan Rapinoe of the United States women's national soccer team scored an Olympic goal direct from a corner kick in the semifinal match between the United States and Canada in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London becoming the first player ever to score an "Olympic Goal" during an Olympic match.[6] The only Olympic goal in the World Cup was scored for Colombia by Marcos Coll, beating goalkeeper Lev Yashin in a 4–4 draw with the Soviet Union in 1962.

The number of corner kicks awarded to each team has been suggested [7] as an alternative method of tie-breaking to the current penalty shootout method. The theory behind this suggestion is that the team which during the course of play has been awarded the most corner kicks is likely to have dominated play, forcing their opponents to make more high-risk tackles and their goalkeeper to make more saves in which he was not able to gain possession of the ball but rather merely deflect it across the line outside of the goal or over the crossbar. The use of corner-kick counts as a tie-breaker has not been approved by the International Football Association Board, and as such is not used in any high-level competition.

A major critique[8] of this suggestion to use corner kicks as a tie-breaker is the influence it could have on the game. In matches that are tied with time running out, players may be more likely to focus on winning as many corner kicks as possible and not worry about trying to actually score a goal that would win them the game. This is because it is much easier to get a corner kick than it is to score a goal. Having corner kicks as tie breakers Cornerk ick- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_kick

might lead to situations where the last several minutes of a game are entirely about trying to get corner kicks with little to no attention paid on attacking the goal, which should be the main objective.

Some scoreboards for high school and college venues in the United States have statistics for fouls, shots on goal, and corner kicks earned. On television such statistics are shown periodically during play for international and other major televised matches.

According to the laws of the game, if a player puts the ball into their Sebastian Larsson takes a corner for own goal directly from a restart of play (e.g. direct and indirect free Birmingham City. kicks, drop-balls, and throw-ins) without the ball being touched by any other player, a corner kick is awarded to the other team and not an "own goal" which it would appear to be. Such incidents are extremely rare.

A mistake relating to that rule appeared to be committed by referee during a Premier League derby match between Birmingham City and Aston Villa during the 2002/03 season. Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg threw the ball towards his goalkeeper (Peter Enckelman), who seemed to miss the ball completely and the ball went into the net. The referee gave a goal to Birmingham even though it appeared that Enckelman may not have touched the ball – television replays were inconclusive. If the referee had determined that Enckelman had not touched the ball, he would have awarded a corner kick to Birmingham.[9]

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