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Question
1 of 50

Indicate which of the following statements is not correct in the event of any infringement of Law 4.

(a) The referee instructs the player to leave the field of play to correct his equipment.

(b) The player may not re-enter the field of play when the ball is in play.

(d) The player leaves the field of play when the ball is next out of play, unless he has already corrected his equipment.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
2 of 50

What decision should the referee make if a player on the field of play lights a cigarette when the ball is in play?

(a) The player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour and an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team.

(b) The player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour and play is restarted with a dropped ball.

(d) No action is required. This is not mentioned in the Laws of the Game.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
3 of 50

An assistant referee notices a player is guilty of violent conduct when the ball is in play and the incident is out of view of the referee. What decision should the assistant referee make?

(a) Unless there is an opportunity for the opponents to score a goal, he should raise his flag to attract the referee`s attention and inform him accordingly.

(b) He should raise his flag immediately to attract the referee`s attention and explain what happened.

(d) He should do nothing as it is not his responsibility.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
4 of 50

When is the ball in play at a corner kick?

(a) When the ball moves forward.

(b) When the ball is touched.

(d) When the ball leaves the corner arc.

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

Question
5 of 50

Two players from different teams commit simultaneous offences inside the penalty area of one of the teams. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee restarts play with a dropped ball from where the ball was when play was stopped.

(b) The referee punishes the more serious offence in terms of disciplinary action, restart, physical severity and tactical impact.

(c) The referee takes disciplinary action if necessary according to the offences and restarts play with a dropped ball from where the ball was at the moment the play was stopped.

(d) The referee allows play to continue and takes disciplinary actions only if necessary according to the offences when the ball is next out of play.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
6 of 50

At a dropped ball, after the ball has touched the ground but before being touched by any player, a defender inside his own penalty area spits at an opponent inside the penalty arc. What decision should the referee make?

(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.

(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

Question
7 of 50

Before the kick-off, a team-mate of the player taking the kick-off is standing in the opponents` half of the field of play. The player takes the kick-off and scores directly in the opponents` goal. The referee...

(a) orders the kick-off to be retaken.

(b) orders the kick-off to be retaken and caution the player for unsporting behaviour.

(d) awards a goal kick to the opposing team and cautions the player for not complying with the kick-off procedure.

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

Question
8 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
9 of 50

Are assistant referees required to carry unfolded flags during the match and face the field of play?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(d) No, unless they intervene in play.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
10 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
11 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
12 of 50

Can a player play without shinguards?

(a) Yes, shinguards are always optional.

(b) Only if he is the captain.

(c) Not normally. After accidentally losing a shinguard, a player may continue temporarily and must replace it as soon as possible, no later than the next time the ball goes out of play.

(d) Yes, whenever the player thinks there is a good reason.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
13 of 50

A substitute does his warming-up behind the assistant referee. When an opponent is near the sideline the substitute spits him in his face. What disciplinary action does the referee need to take?

(a) No card

(b) Warning

(d) Send off

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 85 - A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off: spitting at an opponent or any other person

Question
14 of 50

The referee awards a free kick. An opponent stands in front of the ball. Play is restarted and the ball hits the opponent who is less than 10 yards (9.15m) from the ball. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows play to continue. When the ball is next out of play, the referee sends off the offending player again. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game.

(b) The referee allows play to continue because the opponent does not prevent the free kick being taken.

(c) The referee cautions the opponent for not respecting the required distance at a free kick. If advantage is not applied the free kick is retaken.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
15 of 50

A player, who has already been cautioned, leaves the field of play to put an opponent in an offside position. The referee applies advantage and at that moment the player in question re-enters the field of play and controls the ball. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee cautions the offender and sends him off for receiving two cautions.

(b) The referee cautions the offender and then sends him off for receiving two cautions. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick from where the offence was committed.

(c) The referee cautions the offender and then sends him off for receiving two cautions. Play is restarted with a dropped ball from where the offence was committed.

(d) The referee cautions the offender, and sends him off for receiving two cautions. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick from where the ball was.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
16 of 50

A defender and his goalkeeper collide during play and due to this action the defender leaves the field of play for a non-serious injury. The referee... The defender left without the referee’s permission during ordinary playing movement and the injury is not serious.

(a) should stop play to allow the player receive treatment.

(b) should allow play to continue and consider the defender off the field of play line for the purposes of offside until the next stoppage in play.

(c) Continue and treat the defender as on the boundary for offside until the next stoppage or until the defending team plays the ball toward halfway and it is outside their penalty area.

(d) should allow play to continue and consider the defender on the field of play line for the purposes of offside until his team has clear possession of the ball.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
17 of 50

When the goalkeeper holds the ball inside their own penalty area, can they subsequently score in the opponents’ goal by kicking or throwing it?

(a) Yes, always.

(b) No, because the goalkeeper cannot voluntarily score a goal with his hand.

(c) Yes, by legally kicking the ball into the opponents’ goal. A direct throw into that goal instead results in a goal kick.

(d) No, because the goalkeeper cannot score a goal without the ball touching another player.

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

Question
18 of 50

A player asks permission to leave the field of play. As he is running off, the ball comes towards him and he kicks it away. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee cautions the player for unsporting behaviour and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the offence was committed.

(b) The referee awards a throw-in to the opposing team.

(d) The referee cautions the player and awards a dropped ball from where contact with the ball was made.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
19 of 50

If a throw-in is taken incorrectly, can the referee apply advantage?

(a) No, unless there is a clear chance of scoring.

(b) Yes, always.

(d) No, never.

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

Question
20 of 50

A player deliberately handles the ball inside the penalty area to prevent a goal. At the time of this foul, his team has only seven players. What decision should the referee take?

(a) Send off the player and restart the game with a direct free kick.

(b) Send off the player and add extra time to take or retake a penalty. The referee decides when the penalty kick is completed.

(c) Send off the offending player and abandon the match when the team is reduced below seven. No national-association waiver permits continuation.

(d) Send off the player. The two managers should agree whether to extend the playing time to take or retake a penalty kick.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
21 of 50

Can a team taking a goal kick be penalised with a penalty kick?

(a) Yes, if the ball first leaves the penalty area, is then blown back into the penalty area by a strong wind and a defender deliberately handles it.

(b) Yes, if the ball first leaves the penalty area and a defender inside his own penalty area commits one of the offences punishable with a penalty kick.

(c) Yes, if the ball has previously left the penalty area and the action is committed on the field of play inside the penalty area of the team that took the goal kick.

(d) All of the answers could be correct.

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

Question
22 of 50

Which of the following is not a basic requirement to penalise a foul?

(a) The ball is in play.

(b) The offence occurs on the field of play or in special cases off the field of play.

(d) All of the answers are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
23 of 50

Can the referee show a red card to a substitute and order him to leave the technical area for using offensive language?

(a) No, never.

(b) Yes, always.

(d) Only if the substitute has already participated in play.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
24 of 50

A defender inside his own penalty area kicks an opponent when the ball is in play. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the offending player. Play is restarted with a penalty kick.

(b) The referee sends off or cautions the defender and play is restarted with a penalty kick to the opposing team.

(d) The referee cautions, sends off or does not take disciplinary action against the defender and restarts play with a penalty kick to the opposing team.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
25 of 50

A penalty kick is awarded and a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick and scores. What does the referee decide? He ...?

(a) Cautions the player who takes the kick and orders a retake

(b) Cautions the player who takes the kick and restarts with an indirect free kick.

(d) Awards the goal.

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 96 - Play will be stopped and restarted with an indirect free kick, regardless of whether or not a goal is scored if a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick; the referee cautions the player who took the kick

Question
26 of 50

If a defender commits an offence on the line of his penalty area when the ball is in play, the restart is...

(a) an indirect free kick, penalty kick or dropped ball.

(b) a direct free kick, indirect free kick or dropped ball.

(d) a penalty kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
27 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

Question
28 of 50

Who can change the length of the half-time interval?

(a) The players of both teams, by mutual agreement.

(b) The officials of both teams, by mutual agreement and as long as there is a valid reason.

(d) The captains of both teams with prior notice to the referee.

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

Question
29 of 50

To which half of the field of play does the halfway line belong for the purposes of offside?

(a) The team whose players have their feet on the line at a given moment.

(b) As it is the line that determines offside, it belongs to the attacking team.

(d) To nobody, it has no specific function.

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 - Clarifies that the halfway line is `neutral` for offside i.e. a player must have part of the body in the opponents` half to be in an offside position. Comment: If the line belonged to defending team then the attacker could be offside if they were on the line. If the line belongs to the attacking team they cannot be offside on the line. So the best answer is B.

Question
30 of 50

Can the yellow or red card be shown to a substitute who is sitting on the bench?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(d) According to the International FA Board, it is not possible.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
31 of 50

A player makes a challenge from behind using excessive force. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The player is sent off and the referee awards an indirect free kick.

(b) The player is cautioned and the referee awards a direct free kick.

(d) The player is sent off and the referee awards a direct free kick or a penalty kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
32 of 50

The assistant referee observes a player`s violent conduct and signals. The referee does not see the signal and the offender`s team scores a goal. At that moment, the referee sees the assistant referee`s signal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Disallow the goal, send off the offending player and restart play with an indirect free kick.

(b) Disallow the goal, send off the offending player and restart play with a penalty kick or a direct free kick.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
33 of 50

If the referee sends off a player but the player refuses to leave the field of play, what decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee speaks to the captain to oblige the player to leave the field of play.

(b) The referee allows play to continue but mentions the situation in the match report.

(d) The referee speaks to the captain and team officials to ensure the player leaves the field of play. If the player does not leave, the referee abandons the match.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
34 of 50

When a player takes a goal kick, the ball strikes the referee inside the penalty area and continues into play. What decision should the referee make? The valid goal kick touches the referee but possession does not change, no promising attack starts and the ball does not enter a goal directly.

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

(b) The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to the opponents.

(d) Allow play to continue.

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

Question
35 of 50

What disciplinary action is taken against a player if he denies the opposing team an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball, if advantage is not applied?

(a) Caution or no disciplinary action.

(b) A sending off or no disciplinary action.

(d) Always a sending off.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
36 of 50

Which of the following statements is required for a correct throw-in?

(a) Facing the field of play with the feet on the touch line.

(b) Having part of one foot on the touch line or outside of it.

(d) All of the answers are correct.

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

Question
37 of 50

Can a player take a throw-in while seated on the ground?

(a) No

(b) Yes, the procedure for taking a throw-in was followed.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

Question
38 of 50

Can the captains, during the game, ask the referee to change the ball?

(a) No, because the match began with a regulation ball.

(b) Yes, the referee is obliged to check and change it.

(d) No, the players are not allowed to ask the referee to change the ball.

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

Question
39 of 50

A second ball comes into the field of play during the match. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Stop the match and restart with an indirect free kick for the home team.

(b) Allow play to continue and wait until the next stoppage in play to remove the second ball from the field of play.

(d) Allow the match to continue if there is no interference with play, otherwise stop play and restart with a dropped ball.

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

Question
40 of 50

Is it an offence if a goalkeeper picks up the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately passed to him by a team-mate using his leg(specifically only using the shin)?

(a) Yes, always.

(b) No

(d) Yes. The offence is committed by the player who deliberately kicked the ball. He is cautioned for unsporting behaviour.

Reference: LOTG Law 12 says ...it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate. Comment: The ball is kicked (played with the foot, not the knee, thigh, or shin) by a teammate of the goalkeeper. See wiki page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-pass_rule

Question
41 of 50

If a player who is to be replaced refuses to leave

(a) The referee lets play continue

(b) The referee orders him to leave

(d) The referee stops play and shows the player a red card so he has to leave the field of play

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 34 - If a player who is to be replaced refuses to leave, play continues

Question
42 of 50

On a waterlogged field of play a player places the ball for a penalty kick to the side of the penalty mark. Is this permitted?

(a) Yes, if the penalty mark is underwater.

(b) Yes, always.

(d) No - the ball must be placed on the penalty mark.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
43 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
44 of 50

Where should the players of the opposing team be for a goal kick to be considered valid?

(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.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

Question
45 of 50

A substituted player just got a water bottle from the assistant coach. An opponent walks on the field of play before the bench. The substituted player throws the water bottle at him. The ball is in play. How will play be restarted?

(a) Dropped ball

(b) Indirect free kick

(c) Award a direct free kick where the object struck or would have struck the opponent; if off the field, use the nearest boundary point. Apply the appropriate disciplinary sanction.

(d) Throw-in

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 89 - Play is restarted with an indirect free kick if a substitute or substituted player throws an object at an opponent standing inside the field of play

Question
46 of 50

A player is preparing to kick off before the match when a team-mate strikes a player from the opposing team. Is it right that the player is sent off and his team plays with 10 players?

(a) No, never.

(b) Yes

(c) No, the team can replace the player with one of the named substitutes. If it has no named substitutes, it is correct for the team to play with 10 players.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
47 of 50

At a kick-off, two players from the opposing team are less than 10 yds (9.15m) from the ball. The referee orders the kick-off to be taken and one of these players touches the ball. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Order the kick-off to be retaken and caution the player for unsporting behaviour.

(b) Order the kick-off to be retaken and caution the player for not maintaining an appropriate distance during a kick-off.

(d) Order the kick-off to be retaken.

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

Question
48 of 50

A player takes a free kick from outside his own penalty area and then touches the ball again by deliberately handling the ball before another player has played it. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee punishes the more serious offence by awarding a direct free kick or penalty kick if the offence took place inside his own penalty area.

(b) The referee punishes the more serious offence by awarding an indirect free kick or penalty kick if the offence took place inside the penalty area.

(d) The referee allows play to continue and takes no action.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
49 of 50

A player, outside his penalty area, takes a free kick towards his goal. The goalkeeper tries unsuccessfully to stop the ball going into the goal, although he touches it. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Allow the goal.

(b) Order the free kick to be retaken.

(d) If the goalkeeper touches the ball, even though he does not prevent the goal, he awards an indirect free kick against him.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
50 of 50

A player is charged in a careless manner when the ball is not within playing distance. What decision should the referee make?

(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.

(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

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