"Direct or indirect?" you cry to the ref. Check out the Academy's top 10 offences that can lead to a direct free-kick. 1) A player kicks or attempts to kick an opponent 2) Trips or attempts to trip an ...

Many soccer enthusiasts argue about direct vs indirect free kicks. Being able to tell the difference between the free-kick rules spells a deep appreciation of soccer games. One is that they are ...

Direct and indirect free kicks are awarded to the opposing team of a player, substitute, substituted or sent-off player, or team official guilty of an offence. INDIRECT FREE KICK SIGNAL The referee ...

A penalty kick is awarded if a player commits a direct free kick offence inside their penalty area or off the field as part of play as outlined in Laws 12 and 13. A goal may be scored directly from a ...

but in 2023/24 only 11 direct free-kicks found the back of the net. Relive every Premier League club's most recent goal scored directly from a free-kick.

So you know all about direct free-kicks now. With an indirect free-kick, you obviously have to pass before you can shoot. But "when are these free-kicks awarded?" I hear you ask.

Former Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj has scored a sensational late free kick for 10-man Las Palmas to draw at home ...

It was Twine's second goal from a direct free-kick this season for the Robins - following one against QPR - and took his tally to 15, to make him the most prolific free-kick taker in the English ...