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| Offside Position |
| A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following six offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force: |
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kicks or attempts to kick an opponent. |
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trips or attempts to trip an opponent. |
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jumps an opponent. |
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charges an opponent. |
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strikes or attempts to strike an opponent. |
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pushes an opponent. |
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| A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following four offenses: |
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tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball. |
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holds an opponent. |
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spits at an opponent. |
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handles the ball deliberately, except for the goalkeeper in the penalty area. |
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| A direct free kick is always taken from where the offence occurred. |
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| Penalty Kick |
| A penalty kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the above offences in his or her own penalty area: |
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interfering with play. |
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interfering with an opponent. |
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gaining an advantage by being in that position. |
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| Indirect Free Kick |
| An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his or her own penalty area, commits any of the following five offences: |
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takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his or her possession. |
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touches the ball with the hands after receiving it directly from a thrown - in taken by a teammate. |
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touching the ball with the hands after it is deliberately kicked by a teammate to the goalkeeper. |
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touching the ball with the hands after releasing it from his or her possession, without it having touched another player. |
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| An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player, in the opinion of the referee: |
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plays in a dangerous manner. |
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impedes the progress of an opponent. |
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prevents the goalkeeper from releasing ball from his hands. |
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commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player. |
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| Note: an indirect free kick is taken from the place where the offence occurred. |
