(a) Yes, he may continue to do so until he leaves the stadium. |
(b) Yes, he may continue to do so until he leaves the field of play. |
(c) Yes, he can do so even in the half-time interval but not after the match is finished. |
(d) No, he may not show yellow or red cards once the match is finished or during the half-time interval. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) The referee sends off the player and allows the substitution. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game. |
(b) The referee sends off the player and does not allow the substitution. Play is restarted with a direct free kick. |
(c) The referee sends off the player, allows the substitution as it had been requested previously. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick. |
(d) The referee sends off the player and does not allow him to be substituted, however another player could be substituted during this stoppage. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee decides whether they can play or not. |
(b) The Laws of the Game require the goals to have nets attached but the referee may allow the match to begin without them. |
(c) The Laws of the Game do not require the goals to have nets attached so the match can be started. |
(d) All of the answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) the referee. |
(b) The International Football Association Board. |
(c) The Rules of the Competition. |
(d) the Laws of the Game. |
Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals |
(a) stops play and restarts the match with a dropped ball where the infringement occurred, e.g. where the player was positioned less than 10 yds (9.15 metres) from the ball. |
(b) stops play and restarts the match with an indirect free kick against the kicking team to be taken from the place where he entered the penalty area or the penalty mark. |
(c) stops play, cautions the player for unsporting behaviour and restarts the match with a indirect free kick against the kicking team from the penalty mark. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
(a) Awards a corner kick for the other team and cautions the kicker. |
(b) Have the corner kick retaken and cautions the kicker. |
(c) Have play restarted with a corner kick (where the goal was scored), taken by a player from the opposing team. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Award a indirect free kick, caution the substitute and order him to leave the field of play. |
(b) Award a direct free kick or penalty kick and send off the substitute for two cautions. |
(c) Award a direct free kick or penlaty kick, caution the substitute and order him to leave the field of play. |
(d) None of the answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) The referee orders the free kick to be retaken. |
(b) The referee awards a dropped ball where the ball touched the ground the second time. |
(c) The referee applies advantage or awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team, which is taken from the place where the infringement was committed. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) The referee awards a dropped ball where the ball hit the referee. |
(b) The referee awards a corner kick. |
(c) The referee orders the goal kick to be retaken. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Indirect free kick |
(b) Direct free kick |
(c) Dropped ball |
(d) Kick-off |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 83 - A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball when bouncing it (the ball) on the ground or throwing it in the air. A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hands |
(a) allows the goal and orders him to leave the field of play. |
(b) allows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. |
(c) disallows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from where the ball entered the goal. |
(d) disallows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from where the substitute player was positioned. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Jumping at an opponent. |
(b) Striking or attempting to strike an opponent. |
(c) Charging an opponent. |
(d) All previous answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) He should award the goal. |
(b) He should award a goal kick to the defending team. |
(c) He should order the indirect free kick to be retaken from the original spot since he was not given time to signal it. |
(d) He should award a dropped ball. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) The referee allows play to continue. |
(b) The referee awards a penalty kick. |
(c) The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team. |
(d) The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team and cautions the offending player for unsporting behaviour. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) He should report the fact to the appropriate authorities, specifying the reasons for the decision. |
(b) He should recommence play for a further five minutes. |
(c) Nothing. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) The referee awards the opposing team a direct free kick or a penalty kick. |
(b) Play continues because the ball is not within playing distance. |
(c) The referee sends off the offending player for violent conduct. |
(d) The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team for impeding the progress of an opponent. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The opponents must be at least 10 yds (9.15 metres ) away. |
(b) The opponents must be located outside the penalty area until the ball is in play. |
(c) The Laws of the Game do not specify any distance as long as the kick can be taken. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) No, this is not possible. |
(b) No, unless the action involves a risk of injury. |
(c) Yes |
(d) Only if there is physical contact. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) With an indirect free kick. |
(b) With a dropped ball. |
(c) There is no offence. |
(d) With a direct free kick. |
Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
(a) a dropped ball. |
(b) an indirect free kick. |
(c) a throw-in. |
(d) a direct free kick. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) With a direct free kick, indirect free kick or penalty kick. |
(b) With a direct free kick or penalty kick. |
(c) With a direct free kick, indirect free kick, penalty kick or dropped ball. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Disallow the goal and award a dropped ball in the defending team`s goal area. |
(b) Disallow the goal and award an indirect free kick to be taken from the defending team`s goal area. |
(c) Disallow the goal and caution the player for unsporting behaviour. Restart play with an indirect free kick to be taken from the defending team`s goal area. |
(d) Disallow the goal and award a direct free kick. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) The referee stops play and awards a penalty, provided he cannot apply advantage. |
(b) The The referee stops play, cautions the player for unsporting behaviour and awards a penalty kick, provided he cannot apply advantage. |
(c) The referee applies advantage and verbally cautions the player during the next stoppage in play. |
(d) He lets play continue. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee sends off the defender and has the dropped ball retaken. |
(b) The referee sends off the defender and awards a penalty kick to the opposing team. |
(c) The referee sends off the defender and awards a direct free kick to the opposing team from where the opponent was. |
(d) The referee sends off the defender and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the player was inside the penalty arc. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Retake the kick-off. |
(b) Penalise the player`s team with an indirect free kick. |
(c) Allow play to continue. |
(d) Retake the kick-off and caution the player for unsporting behaviour. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) The team that wins the coin toss. |
(b) The team that wins the coin toss decides. |
(c) The team that loses the coin toss. |
(d) The opposite team to that which kicked off the second half of the match. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) Impeding the progress of an opponent by physical contact is punished with an indirect free kick. |
(b) Handling the ball is unsporting behaviour. |
(c) Holding an opponent is not always unsporting behaviour. |
(d) Statements b) and c) are correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) 8cm (3.2ins) wide. |
(b) 10cm (4ins) wide. |
(c) 15cm (6ins) wide. |
(d) 12cm (5ins) wide. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) No. |
(b) Yes, but only by the goalkeeper and if the Laws of the Game were not infringed. |
(c) Yes, provided the ball was in play at that time. |
(d) It is at the referee`s discretion. |
Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring |
(a) Serious foul play. |
(b) Violent conduct. |
(c) Unsporting behaviour. |
(d) Dangerous play. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) A dropped ball with a new ball that complies with the specifications of Law 2. |
(b) A goal kick with a new ball that complies with the specifications of Law 2. |
(c) A corner kick with a new ball that complies with the specifications of Law 2. |
(d) The previous three answers could be correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Yes, always. |
(b) No, never. |
(c) Yes, but only by the goalkeeper. |
(d) No, the placement depends on which side of the goal the ball left the field of play. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, including if it is in the player`s own half of the field of play. |
(b) an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, but never in the player`s own half of the field of play |
(c) a direct free kick where the offence occurred |
(d) an indirect free kick where the player was when the ball was passed |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 78 - If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, including if it is in the player`s own half of the field of play. |
(a) No. |
(b) Yes, if it is cold. |
(c) Yes, as long as they cover his shinguards. |
(d) It depends on whether it is an international match or not. |
Reference: Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment |
(a) The referee allows play to continue. |
(b) The referee awards a new throw-in to the same team. |
(c) The referee awards a new throw-in to the opponents. |
(d) The referee cautions the player who took the throw-in incorrectly for unsporting behaviour and awards a new throw-in to the opponents. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Yes |
(b) No |
(c) It depends on the Rules of the Competition. |
(d) It depends on the referee. |
Reference: Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment |
(a) Raising the flag when the ball has completely left the field of play. |
(b) Raising the flag when a player should be penalised for being in an offside position. |
(c) Informing the referee when misconduct or any other incident has occurred out of the view of the referee. |
(d) Raising the flag for every foul or misconduct committed on the field of play. |
Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals |
(a) The referee awards a direct free kick from the line of the penalty area and send off. |
(b) The referee awards a penalty kick and send off. |
(c) The referee awards a direct free kick from where the offence was committed and send off. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Dropped ball |
(b) Indirect free kick |
(c) Direct free kick |
(d) Throw-in |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 89 - Play is restarted with an indirect free kick if a player standing inside the field of play throws an object at any person outside the field of play |
(a) The player is cautioned only if the simulation took place inside the opposing team`s penalty area. |
(b) The player is warned but is not shown a yellow card for the first offence. |
(c) The player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour and an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team. |
(d) The player cannot be shown a yellow card for this offence, but the referee can draw attention to it so the player behaves more sportingly. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) sends off Player X and allows him to be replaced by a named substitute |
(b) sends off Player X and does not allow him to be replaced |
(c) shows a yellow card to Player X |
(d) sends off Player X and restarts play with an indirect free kick |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 36 - A player who is sent off after being named on the team list and before kick-off may be replaced by a named substitute, who can not be replaced; the number of substitutions the team can make is not reduced |
(a) The ball rebounds off the goalkeeper, crossbar or goalpost and stays in play. |
(b) The ball rebounds off the goalkeeper, crossbar or goalpost and is played by an opposing player. |
(c) The ball does not go into the goal. |
(d) All answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
(a) The referee allows the goal. |
(b) The referee has the corner kick retaken. |
(c) The referee should disallow the goal and award a goal kick for the team-mate interfering with play. |
(d) The referee should disallow the goal and award an indirect free kick to the opposing team for the team-mate interfering with play. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee cautions the player for delaying the restart of play. |
(b) The referee cautions the player for unsporting behaviour. |
(c) The referee cautions the player for delaying the restart of play and orders a new throw-in to be taken by the opposing team. |
(d) The referee takes no action. The ball is not in play. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) Disallow the goal. The 12th player should be cautioned and ordered to leave the field of play. Restart the match with a dropped ball. |
(b) Allow the goal. The 12th player should be cautioned for entering the field of play without the permission of the referee and required to leave the field of play. |
(c) Disallow the goal. Caution the 12th player and require him to leave the field of play. Restart the match with a goal kick from the defending team`s goal area. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) The referee cautions the offending player and awards a dropped ball. |
(b) The referee sends off the offending player and upholds the previous free kick. |
(c) The referee sends off the offending player and awards a penalty kick. |
(d) All the answers could be correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee shows the defender a red card and restarts play with a penalty kick |
(b) The referee shows the defender a yellow card and restarts play with a penalty kick |
(c) The referee shows the defender a red card and restarts play with a throw-in |
(d) The referee shows the defender a yellow card and restarts play with a throw-in |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 69 and 81 The ball is out of play when: it has wholly passed over the goal line or touchline on the ground or in the air. Direct and indirect free kicks and penalty kicks can only be awarded for offences and infringements committed when the ball is in play |
(a) The player is cautioned and play restarts with a dropped ball. |
(b) The player is sent off for violent conduct and play restarts with a dropped ball. |
(c) The player is sent off for serious foul play and play restarts with a dropped ball. |
(d) The player is sent off for violent conduct and play restarts with a penalty kick. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) a sending off. |
(b) a sending off, a caution or no disciplinary action. |
(c) a sending off or a caution. |
(d) a caution. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee tosses a coin again and the team that wins the toss decides whether to take the first or second kick |
(b) The team that lost the toss about the side may choose who starts |
(c) The team that won the toss about the side may choose who starts |
(d) The captain of the team that lost the coin toss at the kick-off decides |
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