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"As part of our ongoing support around the recent Laws of the Game updates, we wanted to share some additional guidance regarding situations where a player deliberately handles the ball immediately following a goal kick.
Following a recent late clarification and change in approach adopted by UEFA and PRO REF and with a desire to ensure greater consistency across the football pyramid, The FA Refereeing Department will be adopting the same interpretation with immediate effect.
We recognise that over recent seasons there have been a number of incidents where match officials have taken differing approaches to situations involving a teammate deliberately handling the ball immediately after a goal kick has been taken. Whilst referees have often been encouraged to adopt a pragmatic approach, this has at times resulted in inconsistent outcomes across very similar incidents.
The guidance below is intended to provide greater clarity and consistency for clubs, players and match officials alike.
Guidance
Following the award of a goal kick by the referee, when the ball is stationary within the goal area and is kicked by the goalkeeper or a teammate of the goalkeeper, the goal kick will be considered to have been taken.
If, following the taking of the goal kick, a player deliberately touches the ball with their hand or arm, this will be penalised as handball.
The restart will therefore be:
A penalty kick if the player handling the ball is a teammate of the goalkeeper within their own penalty area.
An indirect free kick if the player handling the ball is the goalkeeper.
Where the goalkeeper wishes for a teammate to take the goal kick, it is recommended that the goalkeeper uses their hands, rather than their feet, to provide the ball to the teammate.
This avoids inadvertently taking the goal kick themselves."
"As part of our ongoing support around the recent Laws of the Game updates, we wanted to share some additional guidance regarding situations where a player deliberately handles the ball immediately following a goal kick.
Following a recent late clarification and change in approach adopted by UEFA and PRO REF and with a desire to ensure greater consistency across the football pyramid, The FA Refereeing Department will be adopting the same interpretation with immediate effect.
We recognise that over recent seasons there have been a number of incidents where match officials have taken differing approaches to situations involving a teammate deliberately handling the ball immediately after a goal kick has been taken. Whilst referees have often been encouraged to adopt a pragmatic approach, this has at times resulted in inconsistent outcomes across very similar incidents.
The guidance below is intended to provide greater clarity and consistency for clubs, players and match officials alike.
Guidance
Following the award of a goal kick by the referee, when the ball is stationary within the goal area and is kicked by the goalkeeper or a teammate of the goalkeeper, the goal kick will be considered to have been taken.
If, following the taking of the goal kick, a player deliberately touches the ball with their hand or arm, this will be penalised as handball.
The restart will therefore be:
A penalty kick if the player handling the ball is a teammate of the goalkeeper within their own penalty area.
An indirect free kick if the player handling the ball is the goalkeeper.
Where the goalkeeper wishes for a teammate to take the goal kick, it is recommended that the goalkeeper uses their hands, rather than their feet, to provide the ball to the teammate.
This avoids inadvertently taking the goal kick themselves."
