Soccer Betting Guide
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Soccer
- Fifa Rulebook
The Rules and definitions
of Soccer/Football for better understanding
online soccer betting.
Soccer Rule 1 - The Field Of Play
Field surface
Matches may be played on natural or
artificial surfaces, according to the
rules of the competition.
Dimensions
Length: From 90 m (100 yds) to 120
m (130 yds)
Width: From 45 m (50 yds) to 90 m (100
yds)
International
Matches
Length: From 100 m (110 yds) to 110 m
(120 yds)
Width: From 64 m (70 yds) to 75 m (80
yds)
Soccer
Rule 2– The
Ball
Qualities
and Measurements
The ball
is: spherical; made of leather or other
suitable material; of a circumference
of not more than 70 cm (28 ins) and not
less than 68 cm (27 ins); not more than
450 g (16 oz) in weight and not less
than 410 g (14 oz) at the start of the
match; of a pressure equal to 0.6 – 1.1
atmosphere (600 – 1100 g/cm2) at
sea level (8.5 lbs/sq in – 15.6
lbs/sq in).
Replacement
of a Defective Ball
If the ball bursts or becomes defective
during the course of a match:the match
is stopped;
the match is restarted by dropping the
replacement ball at the place where the
first ball became defective.
If the ball bursts or becomes defective
whilst not in play at a kick-off, goal
kick, corner kick, free kick, penalty
kick or throw-in: the match is restarted
accordingly.
Soccer
Rule 3 – The
Number of Players
Players
A match is played by two teams, each
consisting of not more than eleven players,
one of whom is the goalkeeper. A match
may not start if either team consists
of fewer than seven players.
Official Competitions
Up to a maximum of three substitutes
may be used in any match played in an
official competition organised under
the auspices of FIFA, the confederations
or the member associations.
The rules of the competition must state
how many substitutes may be nominated,
from three up to a maximum of seven.
Other Matches
In national A team matches, up to a
maximum of six substitutes may be used.
In all other matches, a greater number
of substitutes may be used provided that:
the teams concerned reach agreement on
a maximum number; the referee is informed
before the match.
If the referee is not informed, or if
no agreement is reached before the match,
no more than six substitutes are allowed.
Soccer
Rule 4 – The
Players' Equipment
Safety
A player must not use equipment or
wear anything that is dangerous to himself
or another player (including any kind
of jewellery).
Jewellery
All items
of jewellery are potentially dangerous.
The term “dangerous” can
sometimes be ambiguous and controversial,
therefore in order to be uniform and
consistent any kind of jewellery has
to be forbidden. Players are not allowed
to use tape to cover jewellery. Taping
jewellery is not adequate protection.
Rings, earrings, leather or rubber bands
are not necessary to play and the only
thing they can bring about is injury.
Soccer
Rule 5 – The
Referee
The
Authority of The Referee
Each match is controlled by a referee
who has full authority to enforce the
Laws of the Game in connection with the
match to which he has been appointed.
Powers
and Duties
The Referee enforces
the Laws of the Game; controls the match
in co-operation with the assistant referees
and, where applicable, with the fourth
official; ensures that any ball used
meets the requirements of Law 2; ensures
that the players' equipment meets the
requirements of Law 4; acts as timekeeper
and keeps a record of the match; stops,
suspends or terminates the match, at
his discretion, for any infringements
of the Laws; stops, suspends or terminates
the match because of outside interference
of any kind; stops the match if, in his
opinion, a player is seriously injured
and ensures that he is removed from the
field of play. An injured player may
only return to the field of play after
the match has restarted; allows play
to continue until the ball is out of
play if a player is, in his opinion,
only slightly injured;
Soccer
Rule 6 – The
Assistant Referees
Duties
Two assistant
referees are appointed whose duties,
subject to the decision of the referee,
are to indicate: when the whole of
the ball has passed out of the field
of play; which side is entitled to
a corner kick, goal kick or throw-in;
when a player may be penalised for
being in an offside position; when
a substitution is requested; when misconduct
or any other incident has occurred
out of the view of the referee; when
offences have been committed whenever
the assistants are closer to the action
than the referee (this includes, in
particular circumstances, offences
committed in the penalty area); whether,
at penalty kicks, the goalkeeper has
moved forward before the ball has been
kicked and if the ball has crossed
the line.
Assistance
The assistant referees also assist
the referee to control the match in accordance
with the Laws of the Game. In particular,
they may enter the field of play to help
control the 9.15m distance. In the event
of undue interference or improper conduct,
the referee will relieve an assistant
referee of his duties and make a report
to the appropriate authorities.
Soccer
Rule 7 – The
Duration of the Match
Two 45 minute halves.
Totaling 90 Minutes. 30 Minutes of Extra
Time (overtime). Followed by a shootout.
Best out of 5.
Soccer
Rule 8 – The
Start And Restart of Play
Preliminaries
A coin is tossed and the team that
wins the toss decides which goal it will
attack in the first half of the match.
The other team takes the kick-off to
start the match. The team that wins the
toss takes the kick-off to start the
second half of the match. In the second
half of the match, the teams change ends
and attack the opposite goals.
Kick-off
A kick-off is a way of starting or
restarting play: at the start of the
match; after a goal has been scored;
at the start of the second half of the
match; at the start of each period of
extra time, where applicable. A goal
may be scored directly from the kick-off.
Soccer
Rule 9 – The
Ball in and Out of Play
Ball Out of
Play
The ball
is out of play when: it has wholly
crossed the goal line or touch line,
whether on the ground or in the air;
play has been stopped by the referee.
Ball
In Play
The ball is in
play at all other times, including when:
it rebounds from a goalpost, crossbar
or corner flagpost and remains in the
field of play; it rebounds from either
the referee or an assistant referee when
they are on the field of play.
Soccer
Rule 10 – The Method of Scoring
Goal Scored
A goal is scored when the whole of
the ball passes over the goal line, between
the goalposts and under the crossbar,
provided that no infringement of the
Laws of the Game has been committed previously
by the team scoring the goal.
Winning Team
The
team scoring the greater number of
goals during a match is the winner.
If both teams score an equal number
of goals, or if no goals are scored,
the match is drawn.
Competition
Rules
When competition rules require there
to be a winning team after a match or
home-and-away tie, only the following
procedures, which have been approved
by the International F.A. Board, are
permitted; Away goals rule; Extra time;
Kicks from the penalty mark.
Soccer
Rule 11 –
Offside
Offside Position
It is
not an offence in itself to be in an
offside position. A player is in an
offside position if: he is nearer to
his opponents’
goal line than both the ball and the
second last opponent. A player is not
in an offside position if he is in his
own half of the field of play or he is
level with the second last opponent or
he is level with the last two opponents.
Offence
A player in an offside position is
only penalised if, at the moment the
ball touches or is played by one of his
team, he is, in the opinion of the referee,
involved in active play by: interfering
with play or interfering with an opponent
or gaining an advantage by being in that
position.
Soccer
Rule– Fouls
and Misconduct
Fouls and
misconduct are penalised as follows:
Direct
Free Kick
A direct free kick is awarded to the
opposing team if a player commits any
of the following six offences in a manner
considered by the referee to be careless,
reckless or using excessive force: kicks
or attempts to kick an opponent trips
or attempts to trip an opponent jumps
at an opponent charges an opponent strikes
or attempts to strike an opponent pushes
an opponent
A direct free kick
is also awarded to the opposing team
if a player commits any of the following
four offences: tackles an opponent to
gain possession of the ball, making contact
with the opponent before touching the
ball, holds an opponent, spits at an
opponent, handles the ball deliberately
(except for the goalkeeper within his
own penalty area).
Soccer
Rule 13 –
Free Kicks
Types of Free
Kicks
Free kicks are either direct or indirect.
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For both direct and indirect free kicks,
the ball must be stationary when the
kick is taken and the kicker does not
touch the ball a second time until it
has touched another player.
The Direct
Free Kick
If a direct
free kick is kicked directly into the
opponents’ goal, a goal
is awarded. If a direct free kick is
kicked directly into the team’s
own goal, a corner kick is awarded to
the opposing team.
The Indirect
Free Kick
Signal -
The referee indicates an indirect free
kick by raising his arm above his head.
He maintains his arm in that position
until the kick has been taken and the
ball has touched another player or
goes out of play.
Soccer
Rule 14 –
The Penalty Kick
The Penalty
Kick
A penalty kick is awarded against a
team that commits one of the ten offences
for which a direct free kick is awarded,
inside its own penalty area and while
the ball is in play. A goal may be scored
directly from a penalty kick. Additional
time is allowed for a penalty kick to
be taken at the end of each half or at
the end of periods of extra time.
Position of
the Ball and the Players
The ball: is
placed on the penalty mark.
The
player taking the penalty kick:
is properly identified.
The
defending goalkeeper: remains
on his goal line, facing the kicker,
between the goalposts until the ball
has been kicked.
Soccer
Rule 15 – The
Throw-in
A throw-in is a method of restarting
play.
A goal cannot be scored directly from
a throw-in.
A throw-in
is awarded: when the whole of
the ball passes over the touch line,
either on the ground or in the air;
* from the point where it crossed the
touch line; to the opponents of the
player who last touched the ball.
Procedure
At the moment of delivering the ball,
the thrower: * faces the field of play;
has part of each foot either on the touch
line or on the ground outside the touch
line, uses both hands delivers the ball
from behind and over his head. The thrower
may not touch the ball again until it
has touched another player.
Soccer
Rule 16 –
The Goal Kick
A goal kick is a method of restarting
play. A goal may be scored directly from
a goal kick, but only against the opposing
team.
A goal kick is awarded
when: the whole of the ball, having last
touched a player of the attacking team,
passes over the goal line, either on
the ground or in the air, and a goal
is not scored in accordance with Law
10 .
Procedure
The ball is kicked from any point within
the goal area by a player of the defending
team. Opponents remain outside the penalty
area until the ball is in play. The kicker
does not play the ball a second time
until it has touched another player.
The ball is in play when it is kicked
directly beyond the penalty area.
Infringements/Sanctions
If the ball is not kicked directly
into play beyond the penalty area: the
kick is retaken.
Soccer
Rule 17 –
The Corner Kick
A corner kick is a method of restarting
play. A goal may be scored directly from
a corner kick, but only against the opposing
team.
A corner kick is awarded when: the whole
of the ball, having last touched a player
of the defending team, passes over the
goal line, either on the ground or in
the air, and a goal is not scored in
accordance with Law 10 .
Procedure
The ball is placed inside the corner
arc at the nearest corner flagpost. The
corner flagpost is not moved. Opponents
remain at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from
the corner arc until the ball is in play.
The ball is kicked by a player of the
attacking team. The ball is in play when
it is kicked and moves. The kicker does
not play the ball a second time until
it has touched another player.
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