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Thanks for quoting the old law verbatim. I think it's another example of where the laws have improved so as to indicate how one not only punishes, but also restarts from, such offences. I think they could go further in clarifying whether the ball has effectively come into play when a player...

Sorry, I may have misspoken, as that was my understanding from previous laws. Has 'against a team-mate' been added to DFK offences? Intuitively that doesn't sound right, and the omission of it from the section made me want to say IFK.

Thanks, I believe you're right about the boundary line DFK according to law 12 (see attachment). Where I was a little confused is whether the ball is actually in play when someone commits violent conduct from a throw-in or set piece. Peter has convinced me that this is the case, so the DFK...

So, in the case of a free kick that is kicked at a player/official/coach, how are we restarting in each scenario if this is deemed to have been undertaken in a careless or reckless manner? Sorry for opening a can of worms here!

Thanks for the insight about reading the laws in a linear way. I shall defer to experience here, unless new information should come to light. I hadn't considered the idea that a throw-in taken carelessly/recklessly etc. could constitute correct procedure, but you make a persuasive argument. In...

Hmm, this is an interesting one. I see your point. I think I remember having a conversation on here with a referee who argued that, in such a case, the throw-in had not been successfully completed (I will try and find a reference later), although admittedly that would suggest a retake as the...

The free kick leaving the box is the referee's classic. I experienced this for the first time several years ago, and despite knowing the law, I ended up apologising to so-called 'referees who were playing' in the event that I had erred. That will not happen again, but players' incredulity does...

As an addendum, I should say that the yellow card is incurred for USP, not failing to respect required distance. However, there is nothing, it seems to me, in the amended LOTG which justifies an IFK/DFK restart for a throw that was taken recklessly etc. The clause pertaining to any other...

By the current laws, it should be a red card for the thrower (if excessive force was used, as I infer) and yellow card for the opponent (failing to respect required distance). Restart is an indirect free-kick to thrower's team. An example would be Sanchez against Leicester last season (Mike...

That's very true. Incidentally, though, if the referee deems that this immunity is being abused, I have read that it is possible to penalise for delaying the restart of play. Since the ball is dead, however, in the case of goal kicks, throw-ins or any set piece, the kick has to be completed...

On a side issue, on Saturday the number of complaints (verging on dissent) I got for giving free kicks rather than playing advantage in red zone areas was amazing. The level of understanding is generally very poor (this was U15s; in fairness, quite a fast-paced match) because, on the other hand...

Yes, that's fair enough. But there's a difference between not being obliged to retreat the 10 yards and deliberately preventing a quick free kick from being taken (delaying the restart caution?). Out of interest, how do you ensure your eyes stay attentive to the possibility of a quick one? When...

It wasn't entirely match control. I think at a junior level, it's very important for players to understand what's happening. I just thought the most sensible thing to do was bring it back because I wasn't sure whether the team had messed up or if a defending player had failed to retreat. On...

Where the ball went out was pretty much on the halfway line.

Thanks very much for your thoughts. I realise 5 points can be a lot to cover! On the goalkeeper decision, I now think it should have been an IFK. But I may have been the only person on the pitch who noticed he had released possession instead of bouncing; quite a subtle one. For the quick FK...

Couple of incidents from yesterday on which I wouldn't mind a second opinion: 1) Literally in the first minute of a local derby, U15s, division 1, an away midfielder protests a throw-in decision with the words "that's cheating", as much directed at the CAR as at me. I explained to him in...

This actually raises an interesting point about the culprits of simulation, particularly at professional level. I believe many defenders are just as wily about getting defensive free kicks as attackers are in the opposition's penalty box/dangerous areas. I would like a referee to give a...

Yes, or perhaps Jon Moss' dismissal of Xhaka against Swansea. This could be anything from just a DFK to DFK with red card, as others have already said.

The OP challenge reminds me of quite a few I have seen in youth football when players experience a surge of adrenaline. I have dropped a few clangers, maybe half a dozen, where I have misread the offence or penalised the wrong player (notwithstanding fault on both sides). As such, on benign...

I am loath to criticise Madley too much here, as I do think referees have sometimes turned a blind eye to rotational fouling and the like in recent seasons. But punishing Walker so soon after the first yellow for what was a minor offence was ill advised. Do you think the back pass appeals were...