Football laws that you weren't aware of ....

[dickie mc rich]

That a player is given a free kick automatically if he falls over and grabs the ball... I believe it derives from playground " it's my ball" rules but im not sure

Jack Wilshere is the master **** for this

 

[martinlumley]

That sideways penalty thing that cruyff did, I was stunned when I first saw that. ( somebody hoy it up please ) ta

 

[AC Mack]

Errr. Yes it does. I highlighted that bit because I knew some righteous twat would come on and attempt to rubbish that bit. And also because, like you, Until I read it I thought it didnt say anything about bouncing the ball. BUT IT DOES!

Here. Have a read yourself... (scroll down to Goalkeeping rules)
http://www.football-bible.com/soccer-info/goalkeeper-rules.html

Some righteous twat Get off yer high horse mate.

And I've read it again (not sure why you sent me the link as you copied and pasted it in your initial post) and still can't see where it says a goalkeeper can't bounce the ball. Again, I apologise if I'm completely misreading what it says but I've asked you to explain it once and you've failed to do so.

 

[Falconhoof]

I'll hoy a one in.
A outfield player CAN deliberately handle the ball and not be punished in certain situations.

 

[Edinburgh Black Cat]

Some righteous twat Get off yer high horse mate.

And I've read it again (not sure why you sent me the link as you copied and pasted it in your initial post) and still can't see where it says a goalkeeper can't bounce the ball. Again, I apologise if I'm completely misreading what it says but I've asked you to explain it once and you've failed to do so.

I think what he's getting at is that bouncing the ball counts as being in possession ie it doesn't reset the 6 second timer.

 

[AC Mack]

I think what he's getting at is that bouncing the ball counts as being in possession ie it doesn't reset the 6 second timer.

Why would bouncing a ball reset the timer?

Either way, the point I made is about whether or not a goalkeeper can bounce a ball at all, and makum102 seems to think that rule stipulates that you can't.

 

[Alley Cat]

You can't be offside from a goal kick either....loads of defenders don't realise that when you play Sunday League

I'm ashamed to admit, I didn't know that! I'll be taking advantage of this new founded knowledge next week.

Just a shame our shitty linesmen probably won't know either and the keeper can't kick the ball that far

 

[makum102]

Some righteous twat Get off yer high horse mate.

And I've read it again (not sure why you sent me the link as you copied and pasted it in your initial post) and still can't see where it says a goalkeeper can't bounce the ball. Again, I apologise if I'm completely misreading what it says but I've asked you to explain it once and you've failed to do so.

No offence intended. Its the bit in bold mate.

 

[AC Mack]

No offence intended. Its the bit in bold mate.

I think you're having a bit of a nightmare here mate.

Nowhere does it say that a goalkeeper can't bounce the ball

 

[Aerial Threat]

I think you're having a bit of a nightmare here mate.

Nowhere does it say that a goalkeeper can't bounce the ball

That wasn't his original point? He was saying that bouncing the ball doesn't reset the timer even though loads of refs let this happen? (I think, could be wrong)

 

[AC Mack]

That wasn't his original point? He was saying that bouncing the ball doesn't reset the timer even though loads of refs let this happen? (I think, could be wrong)

Yeah and I was making a separate point. Makum bolded the part about bouncing a ball, and I asked (out of interest) why he bolded that particular part as it doesn't say anything about a goalkeeper not being allowed to bounce the ball, to which he replied that it does.

 

[robcal]

If a keeper puts it in his own net from a goal kick it's a corner.

 

[ferryhill mackem]

That a player is given a free kick automatically if he falls over and grabs the ball... I believe it derives from playground " it's my ball" rules but im not sure

a player was penalised for doing that recently

 

[RossTheNinja]

Of which you weren't aware. *

 

[Gazoliver]

If a keeper puts it in his own net from a goal kick it's a corner.

What?!

 

[RossTheNinja]

What?!

It's correct. Would have to be pretty windy mind

 

[Fulwell Mackem]

If a keeper puts it in his own net from a goal kick it's a corner.

If it doesn't leave the penalty area (18 yard box) then the goal kick is to be retaken.

 

[steven]

The worst and most basic one is that loads of people don't realise that to be across a line, the whole ball needs to be over the whole line.

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*SOUND OF ENTIRE CORNER OF STADIUM GOING APOPLECTIC WITH RAGE*

 

[AC Mack]

The worst and most basic one is that loads of people don't realise that to be across a line, the whole ball needs to be over the whole line.

*SOUND OF ENTIRE CORNER OF STADIUM GOING APOPLECTIC WITH RAGE*

Aye.

Furthermore (kind of), no part of the ball has to be touching the line at all, so long as some part of it (i.e. the curve) is level with the line. The example you have shown looks as though the ball itself is touching the line, whereas that needn't be the case.

 

[steven]

Aye.

Furthermore (kind of), no part of the ball has to be touching the line at all, so long as some part of it (i.e. the curve) is level with the line. The example you have shown looks as though the ball itself is touching the line, whereas that needn't be the case.

Yeah, I know. On a similar note, this thread was entertaining.

"Thats a goal IMO. I dare bet if you could remove the goal posts from the first pic it would show it was over the line as well"

"Anyone who has ever played football, at any level, will know that ball is over the line"