A detailed explanation of football referee gestures so you know what happened on pitch faster!

A detailed explanation of football referee gestures so you know what happened on pitch faster!

A detailed explanation of football referee gestures so you know what happened on pitch faster!

free kick

A penalty imposed by referee when one of players commits a foul. The opposing player shoots directly at place where foul occurred and score counts. A free kick is a type of free kick.

A detailed explanation of football referee gestures so you know what happened on pitch faster!

free kick

The method of restarting a football match after it has been interrupted by an opponent's offside, etc. differs from a direct free kick in that if server kicks ball directly into opponent's goal, it cannot be counted as a point.

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replace

When a player on field is tired or injured, coach may call on other players to replace that player in order to balance number of players in game.

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Throw-in

During game, if any player of team kicks soccer ball over side line, player of other team throws ball and game continues.

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yellow card

In football matches, referees will issue yellow cards to warn players of certain infractions. Players who receive two yellow cards in a row in a game will be sent off.

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Red Card Warning

red card

A football player is penalized for a serious foul. A player who receives a red card is immediately removed from field and cannot participate in next game.

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Continue resuming game

Continues game after game has been interrupted.

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offside

When an attacker passes ball in opponent's half of field, if this player is closer to opponent's goal than football, and opponent's penultimate defender is closer to his goal, this is called offside.

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offside in near half of field

Offside near linesman.

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far offside offside at far end of field

Offside on touchline in front of referees.

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offside in midfield

Offside in midfield.

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June 26, 2023