Law 12 Fouls and Misconduct Direct and indirect free kicks and penalty kicks can only be awarded for offences committed when the ball is in play Direct free kick A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences against an opponent in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive forceIn association football, the free kick is a method of restarting the game following an offence by the opposing side For more serious offences, such as handball or serious foul play a direct free kick is awarded, from which a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side (If such an offence is committed in a team's own penalty area, a penalty kick is awarded instead) Free kicks can be broadly classified into two types 1 Direct Free Kicks As the name suggests, these free kicks allow the fouled team to kick the ball towards the goal or a teammate as per their wish Further, the opposition player should maintain a minimum distance of 10 yards from the ball's position
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