When taking a penalty kick, there’s about a 50/50 chance of scoring a goal. To increase those chances, your kick will have to be either very precise, very strong, or both. You may be wondering if it’s possible to increase your chances of scoring a penalty by feinting, as it may actually be illegal! In …
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Since football is all about winning, just like every other competitive sport, many teams and players often engage in activities known as “Dark Arts” on the pitch. One such dark art is ‘diving;, where players deliberately throw themselves to the ground to gain an unfair advantage by exaggerating contact. Footballers dive for a number of …
Have you ever thought if penalty takers are allowed to choose not to shoot the ball and start dribbling it instead? Let’s do a quick dive into what the Laws of the Game mention, and how it was actually possible in the past! Can you dribble a penalty kick? Based on what was mentioned in …
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Last updated on December 1st, 2022A striker stealing the ball from the goalkeeper and scoring a goal is something that can be seen from time to time. However, there are some rules that are limiting the ways a striker can do this in a match. So, if you are a footballer or a football fan …
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Last updated on December 1st, 2022When players commit fouls against the opposition during a match, a referee can punish them by awarding a free kick or a penalty kick. These kicks are valuable because they are good goal-scoring opportunities, particularly in the case of penalty kicks. It is not unusual for players to try to …
There may be some things you hesitated to do during a match, as you didn’t know if they were legal or not. Or if you’re unfamiliar with the rules, you may be wondering why isn’t a footballer doing something out of the ordinary! The Laws of the Game can be really thorough, and it may …
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There are over fifty different kicks in football, with the corner and goal kick being the most common and regularly played ones. The corner kick and goal kick are both results of the ball leaving the field at the goal line. They are both used to restart a football match, but that is where the …
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Last updated on November 14th, 2022The penalty kick may be one of the best chances of scoring a goal. However, to make things more interesting, or increase the chances of a goal, a player may choose to pass the penalty to a teammate. So, if this happens in a match, will the goal count? Let’s …
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Football is a game with many rules. While the game’s basic concept is pretty straightforward, some rules are a little more complicated to understand. The throw-in rule is one such example. Throw-ins may seem like a simple part of the beautiful game, but they can be much trickier than you think. I’ve been penalised for …
Football is a game of passion and expression. Sometimes this passion tends to override logic when fans and players alike go overboard with their actions. In your experience of watching football matches, you may have noticed several wild moments both on and off the pitch. Pitch invasion is perhaps the most common of these moments …
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