Types of Direct Free Kick Fouls - Law 12

  • Kicks or attempts to kick

  • Trips or Attempts to trip

  • Pushing

  • Holding

  • Jumping at

  • Charging at

  • Strikes or attempts to strike

Handball - It is a handball when a player…

  • deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball

  • touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger.

    • A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised

  • scores in the opponents’ goal:

    • directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental, including by the goalkeeper

    • immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental

  • Yes, it is still a foul even if the player does not mean to do it

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