Fouls And Misconducts In Football And Their Penalties
It has been said that there are more rules in football than in any other game. Discipline is the key for the players if they want to win matches. Reckless playing against the spirit of game and any attempt for foul and misconducts may result in giving the opportunity to the opponent team to score goals. Following are some of the penalties caused by certain fouls and misconducts of the players. Penalty Kick Penalty kick in football is the most common. As the name suggests, it is a kick that is awarded to the opponent team as a penalty for your team. As per the FIFA rules, there are ten such offences that may result in penalty kick to be awarded to the opponent team. These offences have been described below in the direct free kick section. The penalty kick is awarded of these offences are committed inside the penalty area – no matter what is the position of the ball. Direct Free Kick Direct free kick is another common penalty in the game of football. The referee allows the players to attempt the direct free kick from the point where the infringement took place. Let’s have a look at those serious fouls and misconducts. 1. If any player handles the ball deliberately. You must note that in the game of football, only the goalie is allowed to handle the ball, that too, only inside the penalty area. 2. If the player spits on an opponent player 3. Holding the player tightly in an effort to stop him from moving ahead also come under a serious offence 4. If the player is trying to tackle the ball, but in an effort to do so he makes physical contact with the ball carrier before touching the ball. 5. As per the football rules, pushing an opponent player also comes under such offences that may award the opponent team a direct free kick or a penalty kick. 6. If you strike or attempt to strike an opponent player, it will also result in penalty 7. Charging an opponent player is another such offence 8. Jumping at an opponent player is another offence that will cause your team to be penalized for a direct free kick or a penalty kick. 9. Tripping or attempting to trip an opponent also come under such offence 10. Finally, if you kick or attempt to kick an opponent player, it will result in the direct free kick or penalty kick to be offered by the referee to the opponent team. Therefore, it is important for the football players to keep themselves away from such fouls and misconducts and play the game as it should be.
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