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Question
1 of 50

A player is about to take a throw-in. He throws the ball on the ground before it enters the field of play. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards a new throw-in to the same team.

(b) The referee awards a new throw-in, to be taken by a different player from the same team.

(d) The referee cautions the player and awards a new throw-in to the same team.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
2 of 50

A team gives the referee the names of its substitutes before the start of the match. Three substitutes are on the field of play at the start of the game. Should they be allowed to play?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(d) No answer is correct.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
3 of 50

What part of the body is not included in the definition of the offside position "nearest to the opponents` goal line"?

(a) Head.

(b) Hand.

(d) Feet.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
4 of 50

A defender, hanging by his arms from the crossbar of his own goal, heads the ball to prevent it from entering the goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee takes no disciplinary action and play is restarted with an indirect free kick.

(b) Send off for denying a goal and award an indirect free kick for the crossbar-hanging offence.

(d) All the answers are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
5 of 50

A player stops the progress of an opponent by physical contact. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The offending player is punished by a direct free kick or a penalty kick.

(b) The offending player is punished with an indirect free kick.

(d) The referee cautions the player for unsporting behaviour and play restarts with a dropped ball.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
6 of 50

A substitute enters the field of play without the referee`s permission, and while he is trying to take a free kick is violently struck by an opponent. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the opponent for violent conduct, cautions the substitute for entering without permission, and awards an indirect free kick against the substitute player`s team, to be taken from the place where the substitute player was struck.

(b) The referee sends off the opponent for violent conduct and restarts play with a free kick.

(c) The referee should make a note of the incident in his report. The substitute player was not taking part in the game at that moment, therefore no decision can be taken against him.

(d) The referee cautions the substitute player for entering without permission and he orders him to leave the field of play, sends off the opponent and play is restarted with a free kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
7 of 50

After the first half is complete, both teams agree to start the second half without a break. Should the referee agree to the request?

(a) Yes, provided that no player requests a break, which they are entitled to do.

(b) No, the rules of the competition stipulate that players are entitled to a break.

(d) Yes, if the referee so desires.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

Question
8 of 50

A corner kick is taken and deflects off an opponent, who is standing less than ten yards from the corner arc, and goes into the goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee disallows the goal and restarts play with a dropped ball.

(b) The referee disallows the goal and has the corner kick retaken.

(d) Advantage is applied and a goal is awarded.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
9 of 50

A defender is standing off the field of play and he finds the goal keeper`s water bottle. He throws it at an attacker who is in the penalty area. The ball is in play. How will play be restarted?

(a) Dropped ball

(b) Indirect free kick

(d) Penalty kick

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 89 - If a player standing on or off the field of play throws an object at an opponent on the field of play, play is restarted with a direct free kick or penalty kick from the position where the object struck or would have struck the opponent. Comment: Because the player who got thrown at is in the opponent`s penalty area, play is restarted with a penalty kick.

Question
10 of 50

When must the referee make the decision to change the duration of the first and second half, due to bad light?

(a) Anytime during the match.

(b) Before the match and only if the Rules of the Competition allow it.

(d) When both captains agree.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

Question
11 of 50

Attacker number 10 is stationary on the goal-line between the goal posts. His teammate shoots the ball and scores in the opponent`s goal. The secondlast defender is on the edge of the goal area. Number 10 is not committing an offence. What should the referee decide?

(a) Allow the goal, because the attacker number 10 is not committing an offence.

(b) Disallow the goal, because the attacker number 10 is in offside position

(d) Award a goal-kick.

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 79 - If an attacking player remains stationary between the goalposts and inside the goal as the ball enters the goal, a goal must be awarded unless the player commits an offside offence or Law 12 offence in which case play is restarted with an indirect or direct free kick.

Question
12 of 50

A player accidentally loses his footwear and immediately scores a goal. Is this permitted?

(a) Yes

(b) No and the game must be restarted with a dropped ball.

(d) No, and the game must be restarted with a goal kick.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
13 of 50

A defender starts holding the shirt of an attacker outside the penalty area and continues inside the penalty area. The referee must restart wirh ?

(a) Indirect free kick where the holding started.

(b) Indirect free kick where the holding stopped.

(d) Penalty kick (because the holding stopped in the penalty area).

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 Law 12 (page 85) - If a defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area and continues holding him inside the penalty area, the referee must award a penalty kick.

Question
14 of 50

What materials must the posts and crossbars be made of?

(a) Wood, metal, fibreglass or other approved materials.

(b) Wood, metal or other approved material.

(d) Any material that is not dangerous to the players.

Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball

Question
15 of 50

A player is leaving the field of play to be substituted after having received permission from the referee. Before leaving the field of play, he strikes an opponent using excessive force. What decision should the referee make?

(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

Question
16 of 50

Before the ball is in play at a free kick, a player inside his own penalty area violently strikes an opponent. What decision should the referee make?

(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.

(d) All the answers could be correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
17 of 50

Which of these statements is true?

(a) Impeding the progress of an opponent by physical contact is punished with an indirect free kick.

(b) Handling the ball is unsporting behaviour.

(d) Statements b) and c) are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
18 of 50

Can the referee show a yellow or red card to a player during half time?

(a) Yes, but he should show it until he leaves the field of play before going into the changing rooms.

(b) Yes, but he should only show it until he leaves the field of play. He is also authorised to show yellow or red cards in the changing rooms.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
19 of 50

A corner kick has been taken correctly and the ball is touched while on the goal area line by an outside agent, without the ball previously having been played or touched by any other player. The outside interference requires play to stop while the ball is inside the penalty area. The referee...

(a) should apply advantage and allow the goal if the ball enters the goal.

(b) Stop play and drop the ball to the defending goalkeeper inside the penalty area.

(d) awards a dropped ball on the goal line where the ball was located when play was stopped.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
20 of 50

During the taking of a corner kick, the player lifts the ball up with one or both of his feet. The referee...

(a) allows play to continue.

(b) stops play and awards a dropped ball.

(d) stops play and has the corner kick retaken.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
21 of 50

A player who is lying on the ground kicks the ball. No other player is nearby. What is the restart?

(a) Direct free kick.

(b) Indirect free kick.

(d) None -- there is no infringement.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
22 of 50

Can the referee change his decision?

(a) It depends on the seriousness of the offence.

(b) No, never.

(c) Yes, if he realises that it is incorrect or, on the advice of an assistant referee or fourth official, provided that play has not restarted or the match has not finished.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
23 of 50

What are the dimensions of the penalty mark?

(a) 6 ins (20 cm) diameter.

(b) 5 ins (21 cm)diameter.

(d) 7 ins (24 cm)diameter.

Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball

Question
24 of 50

A spectator blows a whistle and a defender, inside his own penalty area, handles the ball believing that play has been stopped. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee stops play and restarts play with a dropped ball.

(b) The referee stops play and restarts play with a direct free kick or penalty.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
25 of 50

The referee gives the signal to take a penalty kick and, before the ball is in play, a team-mate of the player taking the kick enters the penalty area. The referee allows the game to continue and...

(a) If the encroachment had no specified impact, allow the normal outcome/restart. If the attacker’s encroachment is punishable and no goal is scored, award an indirect free kick.

(b) if the ball does not go into the goal, the kick is retaken.

(c) if the ball rebounds off the goalkeeper, the crossbar, or a goalpost and is touched by this player, the referee stops the game, cautions the player and restarts play with an indirect free kick in favour of the defending team.

(d) if the ball rebounds off the goalkeeper, the crossbar or a goalpost and is touched by a different player to the one who took the kick, the referee stops the game and restarts play with an indirect free kick in favour of the defending team.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
26 of 50

At an obvious goalscoring opportunity, a defender tries to prevent the goal by handling the ball but he does not prevent the goal. What decision does the referee make? No separate reckless challenge, violent conduct or other independently cautionable or sending-off offence occurred.

(a) Award a goal and caution the defender for unsporting behaviour.

(b) Award a goal and send off the player.

(c) Allow the goal. Under IFAB rules, do not caution solely for the unsuccessful goal-preventing offence when advantage results in a goal.

(d) Award a penalty kick and send off the player.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
27 of 50

A substitute enters the field of play and touches the ball with his hand. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the substitute and play is restarted with a dropped ball.

(b) The referee cautions the substitute and play is restarted with an Indirect free kick.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
28 of 50

When the ball is in play, a player throws a boot at a person sitting in the technical area. What decision should the referee make? The target is an opposing team official in the technical area, and the object is thrown with excessive force.

(a) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick where the boot was thrown.

(b) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from the position where the ball was located when play was stopped.

(d) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick where the boot was thrown.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
29 of 50

Does Law 4 require the use of soccer(football) shoes?

(a) Yes

(b) Yes, provided that all players wear the same type of boots.

(d) No, the "Basic equipment" section of Law 4 only mentions footwear and non-dangerous equipment for players.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
30 of 50

How is play restarted in a match that has been stopped due to violent conduct when there is time remaining to be played?

(a) With a direct free kick, indirect free kick or penalty kick.

(b) With a direct free kick or penalty kick.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
31 of 50

If a player crosses over a boundary line, leaving the field of play through his natural movement, is he deemed to have left the field of play without the referee`s permission?

(a) Yes, the referee should caution him.

(b) No, the player has left the field of play accidentally so it is not considered unsporting behaviour.

(c) Yes, the referee should stop play, penalise his team with an indirect free kick to be taken from where the offence was committed and caution the player.

(d) No, but the player can only re-enter the field of play with the permission of the referee.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
32 of 50

With the ball in play a player claps his hands in dissent at a referee`s decision. What action should the referee take?

(a) The referee cautions the offending player for unsporting behaviour.

(b) The referee cautions the offending player for unsporting behaviour and awards a direct free kick from where the offence took place, unless advantage is applied.

(c) The referee cautions the offending player and awards an indirect free kick from where the offence took place, unless advantage is applied.

(d) Send off the offending player for making an offensive gesture and award an indirect free kick from where the action took place, unless advantage is applied.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
33 of 50

If the referee has not penalised a player in an offside position because he is not interfering with an opponent, is it correct to do so after the ball has rebounded to him from the goal post or the goalkeeper?

(a) No, never.

(b) Yes, provided that he gained an advantage from being in that position.

(d) Yes, always.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
34 of 50

What should the closest assistant referee do at a mass confrontation?

(a) Enter the field of play and attempt to separate the players.

(b) Only observe what is happening.

(d) Enter the field of play to assist the referee.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
35 of 50

A player exchanges shirts with his goalkeeper without telling the referee. Moments later, he catches the ball with his hands. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Award a penalty kick and caution both players.

(b) Allow play to continue and caution both players during the next stoppage in play.

(d) Stop the game, caution both players and restart the match with an indirect free kick.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
36 of 50

A spectator enters the field of play with the intention of preventing a goal, but does not succeed. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Award a dropped ball.

(b) Award the goal if the spectator did not interfere with defender playing the ball.

(d) Disallow the goal, always.

Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring

Question
37 of 50

Of the following infringements, indicate which is stated in the Laws of the Game as an offence punishable with a caution under Law 12.

(a) Entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee`s permission.

(b) Being guilty of unsporting behaviour.

(d) All are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
38 of 50

A player taking a corner kick kicks the ball a second time before it has touched another player. The referee...

(a) stops play and restarts the match with a dropped ball.

(b) stops play if advantage cannot be applied and awards an indirect free kick from where the infringement occurred.

(d) stops play, cautions the kicker and awards an indirect free kick from where the infringement occurred.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
39 of 50

Where should a free kick awarded to the defending team inside their own goal area be taken from?

(a) From anywhere, as long as it is within the penalty area.

(b) On the line of the goal area at the closest point to the place where the offence was committed.

(d) From anywhere in the goal area.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
40 of 50

When can the referee penalise a foul?

(a) At any time, except in the half-time interval.

(b) Only when the ball is in play.

(d) From the start of the match to the end.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
41 of 50

A free kick is taken from outside the penalty area by any player except the goalkeeper. The player who takes it touches the ball for the second time (not with his hands) before it touches another player. What decision should the referee make?

(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

Question
42 of 50

Does the referee have the authority to expel team officials from the field of play and its immediate surroundings?

(a) No, the referee can only ask officials to be quiet during the match.

(b) No, never.

(d) Yes, the referee has the right to take such action.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
43 of 50

After taking a corner kick, the ball strikes a foreign object and becomes defective. What decision should the referee make? The corner was taken validly; the subsequent outside interference and ball defect occurred outside the penalty area.

(a) The referee has the corner kick retaken with a new ball.

(b) The referee awards a dropped ball to be taken with a new ball inside the corner arc.

(c) Replace the ball and restart with a dropped ball at the interference point outside the penalty area, to the team entitled under Law 8.

(d) None of the answers is completely correct.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
44 of 50

All matches must always have a duration of 90 minutes. Is this correct?

(a) Yes, always.

(b) No, not always.

(d) Answers a) and c) are correct.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

Question
45 of 50

A goalkeeper takes a goal kick and touches the ball a second time before it leaves the penalty area. What decision should the referee make? The goalkeeper touches the ball a second time inside their own penalty area before any other player touches it.

(a) The referee allows play to continue.

(b) The referee stops play and restarts the match with a dropped ball.

(c) Award an indirect free kick for the goalkeeper’s second touch inside their own penalty area, with the goal-area placement rule if applicable.

(d) The referee stops play and the goal kick is retaken.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
46 of 50

The goalkeeper has the ball in his hands. At the moment he releases the ball to kick it, an opponent intercepts it and scores a goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows the goal because the opponent took the ball from the goalkeeper fairly.

(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick against the opponent`s team.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
47 of 50

When a goal kick is about to be taken, can an opponent stand inside the penalty area?

(a) Yes, provided the opponent is not interfering with play.

(b) Yes, provided the opponent is at least 9.15 meters (10 yards) away.

(d) Yes, always.

Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
48 of 50

The ball is in play when...

(a) it bounces off the goal posts, corner posts, referee or assistant referees situated on the field of play and remains on it.

(b) The ball normally remains in play after contact with a match official, except when it enters a goal directly, possession changes, or a promising attack starts; those cases require a dropped ball.

(c) it bounces off the goal posts, crossbar, corner posts, posts in the halfway line (if applicable) or assistant referees situated off the field of play and remains on it.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring

Question
49 of 50

At the moment the referee is going to give the signal to take a penalty kick, a defender insults him. The referee sends him off, leaving his team with six players. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows the penalty kick so the offending player`s team does not benefit. After the penalty kick has finished, the referee ends the match.

(b) The referee allows the penalty kick and ends the match when the ball next goes out of play.

(d) It depends on the referee if he lets the penalty kick be taken or not, and then ends the match.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
50 of 50

A player asks permission to leave the field of play, and on his way to the touchline, he strikes an opponent using excessive force. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the offending player and restarts play with a dropped ball.

(b) The referee sends off the offending player and restarts play with an indirect free kick.

(d) Two of the answers may be correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

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