A free kick is an action used in several codes of football to restart play with the kicking of a ball into the field of play. In association football...

A free kick is a method of restarting play in association football. It is awarded after an infringement of the laws by the opposing team. Free kicks may...

free kick a throw-in a dropped ball a ball thrown by the attacking goalkeeper from within his/her own penalty area. The referee signals a goal kick by...

team's goalkeeper. It is awarded when an offence punishable by a direct free kick is committed by a player in their own penalty area. The shot is taken...

A free kick in rugby union is usually awarded to a team for a technical offence committed by the opposing side. Free kicks are awarded for technical offences...

kick is a rule at the professional and high school levels of American football that allows a team that has just made a fair catch to attempt a free kick...

onside kick: The kick must be a free kick (a kickoff, or free kick after a safety; in high school football, but not the NFL, the rare fair catch kick can...

active play of the match. Fouls are punished by the award of a free kick (possibly a penalty kick) to the opposing team. A list of specific offences that can...

side, though not as much as a penalty kick or a direct free kick near the edge of the penalty area. A corner kick that scores without being touched by...

passes, runs, punts or field goal attempts (from either a place kick or a drop kick) – or free kicks such as kickoffs and fair catch kicks. Substitutions can...

The Free Kick Masters is a skills-based international football competition featuring some of the world's top rated free kick takers competing against some...

A kick-off is the method of starting and, in some cases, restarting play in a game of association football. The rules concerning the kick-off are part...

Pirlo was known for his vision, technique, creativity, passing, and free kick ability. Pirlo began his club career in 1995 as an attacking midfielder...

violation is an indirect free kick. The goalkeeper may receive the ball freely when on the opponent's half. Kick-in A kick-in is used instead of a throw-in...

committed from a free kick. The free kick contrasts, in this respect, with other restarts of play such as the goal kick, corner kick, and throw-in. A...

freedom in kicking it. 11. Where the rules are broken the referee may allow a free kick if he thinks fit. In such a free kick the ball must be kicked from the...

free-kick taking, Beckham has been hailed as one of the greatest and most recognisable midfielders of his generation, as well as one of the best free-kick...

the following match against Sunderland, registering an assist with a free kick in the 88th minute which was headed in for a late equaliser by centre-back...

drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of football. It involves a player intentionally dropping the ball onto the ground and then kicking it either...

indirect free kick. Direct free kick: awarded to fouled team following certain listed "penal" fouls. A goal may be scored directly from a direct free kick. Penalty...

corner kick or a free kick situation, but with the added advantage of avoiding the offside trap that could be used by opponents in a free kick, as an...

goalkeepers after Johnny Vegas Fern. Penalties (35), free kicks (7) and 1 goal in regulation play via a kick from his area. Clubs (40), International (3) Primera...

and Misconduct Law 13: Free Kicks Law 14: The Penalty Kick Law 15: The Throw-in Law 16: The Goal Kick Law 17: The Corner Kick All high-level association...

icon of the sport, Ronaldinho was renowned for his dribbling abilities, free-kick accuracy, his use of tricks, feints, no-look passes, and overhead kicks...

scored through free kicks and is considered by many to be the greatest free-kick taker of all time. Juninho began his professional career in 1993 with...

1998 and 2002. With Brazil he is especially known for a bending 40-yard free kick against France in the inaugural match of Tournoi de France 1997. With...

captains and plays for the Turkey national team. He is well renowned as a free kick specialist, known for being effective from a multitude of angles and distances...

game of the 2006–07 season with another free kick. Bale further developed his reputation as a threat on free kicks when he struck the post from one against...

began showing signs of his technical ability, with his dribbling and free-kick techniques lauded by then-coach, Tonny Hermansen. His form at youth level...

from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimpeded possession. Possession of the ball is in dispute at all times except when a free kick or mark...