Tag: football rules

The advantage rule in football allows a referee to let play continue after a foul when stopping the game would actually help the team that committed the offence. Instead of blowing the whistle, the referee signals advantage and lets the fouled team carry on with its attack. If the expected advantage does not develop within […]

A throw-in in football is the way play restarts when the whole ball crosses a touchline, either on the ground or in the air. It is awarded to the opponents of the player who last touched the ball, and it must be taken by hand from the point where the ball left the field. It […]

The laws of football began in the nineteenth century, when English schools, universities and clubs tried to agree on one shared set of rules for a game that every town played differently. Before that, a match could mean anything from a rough village contest with no fixed team size to a careful kicking game played […]

Futsal is an indoor version of football played five-a-side on a hard court with a smaller, heavier ball that bounces less. It differs from the eleven-a-side game in its team size, pitch, ball, timing and fouls, and it rewards quick passing, close control and sharp decisions in tight spaces. Futsal is recognised by FIFA, has […]