Players
are most often called for impeding the progress of their opponent when two
players are racing for a loose ball and one uses his arms and body to steer or
shield his opponent away from the ball. Goalkeepers have an additional list of
offenses that would warrant an indirect free kick, mainly dealing with when and
how the goalkeeper handles the ball inside his own penalty area.
In
order to prevent teams from wasting time and abusing the goalkeeper's ability to
use his hands, several rules have been adopted to control the flow of play to
and from the `keeper. As a result, an indirect free kick will be awarded to the
opposition if the `keeper commits any of the following offenses while inside his
own penalty area:
，
Takes
more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing
it from his possession
，
Touches
the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and
has not touched any other player
，
Touches
the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a
teammate
，
Touches
the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken
by a teammate
，
Wastes
time
The
seven offenses that are likely to precipitate a caution include, but are not
limited to, those listed below:
，
Unsporting
behavior
，
Dissent
by word and/or action
，
Persistent
infringement of the Rules of the Game
，
Delaying
the restart of play
，
Failure
to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick or
free kick
，
Entering
or re-entering the field of play without the referee's permission
，
Deliberately
leaving the field of play without the referee's permission
Sending-Off
Offenses
A
player may be shown the red card if he is guilty of any of the following:
，
Serious
foul play
，
Violent
conduct
，
Spitting
at an opponent or any other person
，
Denying
the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately
handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty
area).
，
Denying
an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's
goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick
，
Using
offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
，
Receiving
a second caution in the same match