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April 12, 2005
Foul Play: Soccer Terms
When is foul/dangerous play called in soccer.
This is important when thinking about what is dangerous play in Hit Me! These sort of rules can define what dangerous play is. The interesting thing about soccer is that it's up to the ref who decides what is reckless and what is not. The other thing to be noted is that in soccer foul play happens all the time. Players fake injury to get a PK. This thing cannot happen often in Hit Me! then people would get hurt.
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).
Posted by kaho at April 12, 2005 12:58 PM