Fouls and Misconduct
direct free kick or indirect free kick (dfk or ifk), caution or send-off
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- goalkeeper touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player
- ifk
- trips or attempts to trip an opponent
- dfk
- kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
- dfk
- spits at an opponent
- dfk
- spits at an opponent or any other person
- send-off
- persistently infringes the laws of the game
- caution
- denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving toward the player's goal by an offense punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick
- send-off
- player prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
- ifk
- uses offensive, or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
- send-off
- handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
- dfk
- player commits any other offense, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player
- ifk
- tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
- dfk
- goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
- ifk
- player plays in a dangerous manner
- ifk
- is guilty of unsporting behavior
- caution
- is guilty of violent conduct
- send-off
- shows dissent by word or action
- caution
- jumps at an opponent
- dfk
- strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
- dfk
- enters or re-enters the field of play without the referee's permission
- caution
- delays the restart of play
- caution
- is guilty of serious foul play
- send-off
- charges an opponent
- dfk
- pushes an opponent
- dfk
- fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick or free kick or throw-in
- caution
- deliberately leaves the field of play without the referee's permission
- caution
- goalkeeper takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession
- ifk
- player impedes the progress of an opponent
- ifk
- denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball
- send-off
- goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate
- ifk
- receives a second caution in the same match
- send-off
- holds an opponent
- dfk