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Football (Soccer)
BALL SIZE
SIZE 4 BALL WITH REDUCE BOUNCE
SIZE 5 BALL
PLAYERS
5 PLAYERS
11 PLAYERS
REFEREES
MAIN REFEREE & ASSISTANT REFEREES WITH IDENTICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
MAIN REFEREE & 2 ASSISTANT REFEREES
GAME PLAY
STOP CLOCK OPERATED BY TIME-KEEPER
TIMING OPERATED BY MAIN REFEREE
20 MINUTES HALVES
45 MINUTES HALVES
1 MINUTE TIME-OUT PER TEAM / PER HALF
NO TIME-OUT
CORNER
KICK-IN
THROW-IN
RESTART
4 SECONDS RULE ON RESTART
RESTART ACCORDINGLY
OFFSIDE
NO OFFSIDE RULES
OFFSIDE RULE
PENALTY & FOULS
NO SHOULDER OR SLIDING CHARGES
ACT ACCORDING TO LAW 12
5 FOUL LIMIT (NO WALL FREE KICK)
UNLIMITED FOULING
SUBSTITUTION
UNLIMITED "FLYING" SUBSTITUTIONS
3 SUBSTITUTIONS
PLAYER SENT OFF CAN BE SUBSTITUTED AFTER 2 MINUTE HAS ELASPED OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OPPONENT HAVE SCORED
NO SUBSTITUTION FOR SENT OFF PLAYER
GOAL CLEARANCE
GOAL CLEARANCE HAND THROW BY GOALKEEPER
GOAL-KICK
GOALKEEPER
GOALKEPER CANNOT TOUCH BY HAND ANY BALL PLAYED BACK TO HIM OR HER INCLUDING HEAD & CHEST
GOALKEEPER CANNOT USE HIS HAND BACKPASS BY BY HIS TEAMATE OTHER THAN HIS HEAD OR CHEST
ONLY ONE BACK PASS ALLOWED TO GOALKEEPER, AFTER THE BALL HAVE CROSSED THE HALF WAY LINE OR BEEN TOUCH BY AN OPPONENT
UNLIMITED BACKPASS TO GOALKEEPER BUT HE IS NOT ALOWED TO USE HIS HAND
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