Pierluigi Collina is one of the most famous referees in football history and has called for a big change to how penalties are ...

Legendary Italian referee Pierluigi Collina believes the penalty kick rule should be changed, not allowing the penalty taker ...

The referee should point with a raised arm in the direction that the free-kick has been given. The referee does need to make a further signal to indicate it is direct. Players often wait before taking ...

Pierluigi Collina, chairman of FIFA's Referees Committee, proposed a significant change to penalty kicks: a "single-attempt" rule. This would eliminate rebounds, similar to penalty shootouts, aiming ...

Despite the age limit requirement for the men's tournament, all other rules of the sport remain the same for men's and women's soccer ... the goal. An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing ...

Law 6: The Other Match Officials - assistant referees, fourth official, assistant referee signals… Law 7: The Duration of the Match - periods of play, half-time interval, allowance for time lost… ...

Soccer, the most popular sport on the planet, is played through tactics, technique, and the referee's whistle ... soccer directly from the kick spot. To score a goal from an indirect free kick ...

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 ...

The referee should point with a raised arm in the direction that the free-kick has been given. The referee does need to make a further signal to indicate it is direct. Players often wait before ...