While there are rules to the game, free kicks are among the basic ones that can change the game's flow. Many soccer enthusiasts argue about direct vs indirect free kicks. Being able to tell the ...

Direct and indirect free kicks are awarded to the opposing team of a player, substitute, substituted or sent-off player, or team official guilty of an offence. INDIRECT FREE KICK SIGNAL The referee ...

Direct and indirect free kicks and penalty kicks can only be awarded for offences committed when the ball is in play. For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm ...

If any of these offences are committed by a player inside their own penalty area then it's a penalty. Did you know that if a team kicks a direct or indirect free-kick directly into its own goal, then ...

Also bear in mind that for free kicks, there's a difference between who'll be taking direct kicks vs. who'd be expected to provide service on an indirect kick. We're nearly 24 hours away from the ...

Players often wait before taking a free-kick to check with the ref whether it is direct or indirect. The referee will signal the positioning and direction of an indirect free-kick in the same way ...

"Direct or indirect?" you cry to the ref. Check out the Academy's top 10 offences that can lead to a direct free-kick. 1) A player kicks or attempts to kick an opponent 2) Trips or attempts to trip an ...