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LAW 8 - THE START & RESTART OF PLAY |
| Restart | Kick-off | Throw-in | Goal Kick | Corner Kick | Indirect Free Kick | Direct Free Kick | Penalty Kick | Dropped Ball |
| Reason for ball being out of play |
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Ball passed completely over touch line | ball passed completely over goal line and not a goal and last touched by: | IFK foul, misconduct, offside, and certain technical offenses | DFK foul, except within penalty area | DFK foul by defending team inside own penalty area | Any temporary stoppage of game by the referee | |
| attacking team | defending team | |||||||
| Where is the restart? | Center of the field | Within 1 meter of the point where the ball crossed the touch line | From within the goal area | Corner arc at the nearest corner flag | Where offense occurred* | Where foul occurred, with exception of penalty kick* | Penalty mark | Where ball was when play was stopped* |
| Restrictions on opponents | 10 yards | 2 meters/yards; may not interfere | Outside penalty area | 10 yards, with exception of quick kick | 10 yards from ball, outside penalty area and behind penalty mark | No restrictions or limitations | ||
| Defending team kick in PA: all
opponents remain outside PA. Attacking team IFK in opponents' PA: no defender nearer than 10 yards unless on goal line between posts |
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| When ball is in play | When ball is kicked and moves forward | When ball breaks plane of touchline and leaves hands | When ball leaves penalty area and enters field | Ball kicked and moves | When ball is kicked and moves forward | When ball touches ground | ||
| Except if defenders kick in own penalty area; and then only when ball leaves penalty area and enters field | ||||||||
| Can player who receives the ball directly be declared offside? | No, Treat as violation of Law 8 | No | No | No | Yes | yes | No. Treat as violation of Law 14 | No |
| Can a goal be scored directly? | Yes, but only against the opponent | No | Yes, but only against the opponent | Yes, but only against the opponent | No | Yes, but only against the opponent | Yes | Only if played after ball hits ground |
* See special circumstances in Law 8