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Question
1 of 50

Charging an opponent in a reckless manner is always punishable by...

(a) a direct free kick.

(b) an indirect free kick.

(d) a direct free kick or penalty kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
2 of 50

Any player may change positions with the goalkeeper, provided that:

(a) The change takes place during a stoppage in play and the fourth official is informed.

(b) The change takes place during a stoppage in play and the referee is informed.

(d) All the answers are correct.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
3 of 50

An assistant referee signals that the ball has passed over the touch line. A defender inside the penalty area violently strikes an attacker after the ball leaves the field of play. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee should send off the defender for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a throw-in.

(b) The referee should send off the defender for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a penalty kick.

(d) The referee should caution the defender for unsporting behaviour. Play is restarted with a penalty kick.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
4 of 50

A player directs dissent at an assistant referee while the ball is in play

(a) Penalty kick

(b) Indirect free kick

(d) Drop ball

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
5 of 50

Which is correct? At a corner kick, the opponents should be a minimum of 10 yds (9.15 metres) from...

(a) the corner arc until the ball is in play.

(b) the corner flag until the ball is in play.

(d) None of the answers are correct.

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

Question
6 of 50

When taking a corner kick, can an opposing player stand near the goalkeeper, obstructing his vision?

(a) No, as this obstructs the goalkeeper`s movement.

(b) Yes, if no offence is committed against the goalkeeper.

(d) No, never.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
7 of 50

The referee sees a defender leave the field of play with an obvious injury, putting an opponent in an offside position. Should this attacker be penalised if he interferes with play? The defender left in normal play without permission, the next stoppage/release condition has not occurred, and counting that defender makes the attacker onside.

(a) Yes, always.

(b) No, in this stated situation: count the defender on the boundary for offside until the applicable release condition is met.

(d) No, and the defender should be cautioned for unsporting behaviour.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
8 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
9 of 50

Which of the following tasks is not the responsibility of the assistant referee while a penalty kick is being taken?

(a) Checking that the ball has crossed the line.

(b) Signalling if the goalkeeper has moved forward before the ball is kicked.

(d) Signalling if the kicker has infringed the Laws of the Game.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
10 of 50

A player takes a throw-in correctly. The ball hits the referee and leaves the field of play over the touchline without being touched by any other player. What decision should the referee make?

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

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

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

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

Question
11 of 50

An attacker kicks the ball towards the goal. The goalkeeper throws a boot, which stops the ball from entering the goal. What decision should the referee make? The object contacts the ball inside the goalkeeper’s own penalty area.

(a) Send off the goalkeeper for denying a goal and award a penalty kick for using the object to contact the ball inside the penalty area.

(b) The goalkeeper is sent off for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity and play is restarted with an indirect free kick taken from the place where the boot hit the ball.

(c) The goalkeeper is cautioned for unsporting behaviour and play is restarted with an indirect free kick taken from the place where the boot was thrown or on the goal line if inside the goal area.

(d) The goalkeeper is cautioned for unsporting behaviour and play is restarted with a penalty kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
12 of 50

As a goalkeeper is trying to put the ball into play with his hands, an opponent intercepts it. Is this permitted? The attacker prevents the release while the goalkeeper still controls the ball; there is no separate cautionable conduct.

(a) Yes, the fact that the goalkeeper is prevented from putting the ball into play with his hands does not constitute an offence.

(b) No, it is an offence to prevent the goalkeeper from putting the ball into play with his hands. The referee stops play and it is restarted with an direct free kick to the goalkeeper`s team.

(c) No, the fact that the goalkeeper is prevented from putting the ball into play with his hands is an offence. The player is cautioned and play is restarted with a direct free kick to the goalkeeper`s team.

(d) No. Award an indirect free kick for preventing the goalkeeper releasing the ball; do not automatically caution unless separate cautionable conduct is established.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
13 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
14 of 50

A player leaves the field of play to show the referee that he is not involved in active play. When can he re-enter the field of play?

(a) At any time after receiving permission from the referee.

(b) At any time, without prior permission from the referee, provided that he left by one of the touch lines when the ball was in play.

(c) At any time, without prior permission from the referee under the condition that his re-entry does not create a tactical advantage for his team.

(d) At any time, without prior permission from the referee, but if the ball is in play he must re-enter by a touch line, and if play has been stopped by any line.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
15 of 50

When is an attacking team-mate’s encroachment into the penalty area before a penalty kick is in play penalised?

(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.

(d) Penalise the attacking team-mate’s encroachment only if it clearly affects the goalkeeper or the player subsequently plays/challenges for the ball and then scores, attempts to score or creates a goalscoring opportunity.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
16 of 50

A player wants to take a corner kick, but the flag post is moving a lot due to the wind. The player takes out the flag post. What does the referee decide?

(a) He allows the corner kick to be taken

(b) He allows the corner kick to be taken only if the player tells him he will move the flag post back immediately after taking the kick

(d) He does not allow the corner kick to be taken, because the corner flagpost must not be moved

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 107 - The corner flagpost must not be moved

Question
17 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
18 of 50

According to the International FA Board, what is the minimum number of players required on the field of play for a match to continue?

(a) 6

(b) 7

(d) 13

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

Question
19 of 50

A player takes a penalty kick backwards. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee orders the penalty kick to be retaken by another player from the same team.

(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick against the team taking the kick, to be taken from the penalty mark.

(d) The referee cautions the kicker and awards an indirect free kick against the team taking the kick, to be taken from the penalty mark.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
20 of 50

If a player uses excessive force or brutality against an opponent when the ball is not in play he is guilty of...

(a) violent conduct.

(b) serious foul play.

(d) unsporting behaviour.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
21 of 50

How should play be restarted after a player spits at, insults or assaults an assistant referee, fourth official or the referee?

(a) With a direct free kick or penalty kick to the opposing team if the offence is physical and occurred on the field of play or on the boundary line if it occurred outside the field of play.

(b) With an indirect free kick to the opposing team if the offence occurred on the field of play or a dropped ball if the offence occurred outside the field of play.

(d) Always with an indirect free kick if the offence is physical.

Reference: NOTE: IFAB Circular 7 November 2016 says Indirect free kicks -Verbal/gesture offences are punished with an indirect free kick even if the player is cautioned (YC) or sent off (RC). The direct free kick for `offences against a match official` is for direct physical offences (pushing, holding, striking etc.) and not verbal or gesture offence

Question
22 of 50

Where are penalty area measurements taken from?

(a) From the outer-most edge of a post and the crossbar.

(b) From the outer-most edge of a post.

(d) From the inside of each goalpost.

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

Question
23 of 50

A goal kick is taken and an opponent intercepts the ball before it leaves the penalty area. What decision should the referee make? The opponent stayed outside the penalty area until the ball was kicked and clearly moved.

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

(b) Allow play to continue: the goal kick was in play once kicked and clearly moving.

(d) The referee stops play and an indirect free kick is awarded to the defending team.

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

Question
24 of 50

What should a referee do if the two captains agree to shorten the time of the half-time interval but one of the players insists on having the full interval?

(a) Players have to accept the decision of the two team captains so the half-time interval can be shortened.

(b) The referee can ignore the player`s request and shorten the half-time interval.

(d) Players are entitled to a full interval and if one player requests it the referee must allow it.

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

Question
25 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
26 of 50

a player on the pitch standing near the penalty area of the opponents. He finds the Goal Keepers water bottle and throws it to an opponent who`s in the box and hits him in the face. 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: In this case it can`t be a penalty kick, because the opponent who got the water bottle thrown at him was in his OWN penalty area

Question
27 of 50

Goal nets...

(a) must be attached.

(b) can be used but it depends on the rules of the competition.

(d) are required.

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

Question
28 of 50

A substitute who is warming up behind his goal enters the field of play and prevents an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee cautions the substitute and restarts play with an indirect free kick to the opposing team.

(b) The referee sends off the substitute and restarts play with an penalty kick to the opposing team.

(d) The referee sends off the substitute and restarts play with a indirect free kick to the opposing team.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
29 of 50

When ground conditions or safety issues do not determine the goal for the kicks from the penalty mark during a penalty series. How is it then decided at which goal the kicks will be taken?

(a) The captain of the home team decides the side

(b) The captain of the away team decides the side

(d) The referee tosses a coin to decide it

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 71 - Unless there are other considerations (e.g. ground conditions, safety etc.), the referee tosses a coin to decide the goal at which the kicks will be taken which may only be changed for safety reasons or if the goal or playing surface becomes unusable.

Question
30 of 50

The player taking a corner kick kicks it in the direction of his own goal. The ball touches his team`s goalkeeper and goes into the goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards a goal.

(b) The referee has the corner kick retaken and cautions the player taking the kick for unsporting behaviour.

(d) The referee awards a goal kick in favour of the opposing team.

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

Question
31 of 50

At a throw-in the the ball touches the ground before entering the field of play. That means

(a) the throw-in is retaken by the same team from the same position

(b) the throw-in is retaken by the other team from the same position

(d) play is restarted with a drop ball.

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 99 - The ball is in play when it enters the field of play. If the ball touches the ground before entering, the throw-in is retaken by the same team from the same position.

Question
32 of 50

Who controls the match?

(a) The referee.

(b) The assistant referees.

(d) The referee and the fourth official.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
33 of 50

A free kick is awarded and the player decides to take the kick quickly. An opponent who is near the ball deliberately prevents him taking the kick. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The opponent is cautioned for unsporting behaviour.

(b) Play should be allowed to continue.

(d) The opponent is cautioned for delaying the restart of play.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
34 of 50

A player, who has taken a goal kick correctly, deliberately handles the ball after it has left the penalty area and without another player having touched it. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards a direct free kick to the opposing team and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour.

(b) The referee awards a direct free kick to the opposing team. If the referee believes the contact was unsporting behaviour, the player should be cautioned.

(c) The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team for touching the ball a second time before it touches another player.

(d) The referee awards a direct free kick to the opposing team but a player is never cautioned for this infringement.

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

Question
35 of 50

A team decides to play a match with long pants(trousers). What decision should the referee make?

(a) He should not allow it.

(b) He should not allow it because the Laws of the Game stipulate that only shorts are permitted.

(d) He should allow it, provided that they wear shorts and socks over them and they are the same color as the shorts.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
36 of 50

What is the required distance that opponents must stand from the point where the throw-in is taken?

(a) 3 - 5ft. (1 -1.5 meters)

(b) At least 10 yds (9.15 metres)

(d) No required distance.

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

Question
37 of 50

After scoring a goal, can a player or his team-mate celebrate by climbing over a perimeter fence to go into the stands?

(a) Yes, because players can celebrate a goal as long as they do not incite violence or remove their shirt.

(b) Yes, and players can remove their shirts to celebrate.

(d) Yes, it is a way to celebrate a goal as long as the shirt is not removed.

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

Question
38 of 50

A non-international match begins. One team starts with eight players, and after ten minutes, five more appear. Can these five players participate in the game?

(a) No, only three to complete the starting eleven. In these cases, substitutes are not permitted.

(b) Yes. As long as their names were given to the referee before the match, three may complete the side immediately and the other two may come on later as substitutes.

(d) Yes, if their names were communicated to the referee before the start of the match. But they cannot join until the second half of the match.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
39 of 50

Can a goalkeeper contest a dropped ball like any other player?

(a) Yes. A goalkeeper may receive the dropped ball; inside the penalty area it is dropped to the defending goalkeeper.

(b) No

(d) Only if both goalkeepers take part.

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

Question
40 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
41 of 50

Which of the following is incorrect? The duties of an assistant referee include indicating:

(a) When the whole ball has passed outside the field of play.

(b) When a player is in an offside position.

(d) When a substitution is requested.

Reference: LOTG 2016/2017 pg 77 - It is not an offence to be in an offside position. Comment: Yes they penalize offside but only when the requirements of offside is meet. Otherwise a player can be in an offside position all day long and there is no requirement for the assistant referee to indicate anything.

Question
42 of 50

A player spits at an opponent who is in the centre circle. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the offending player and awards a penalty kick.

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

(d) The referee sends off the offending player and awards a direct free kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
43 of 50

A goalkeeper bounces the ball before kicking it. Is this an offence?

(a) Yes. According to the Laws of the Game the goalkeeper has relinquished possession of the ball.

(b) No. According to the Laws of the Game the goalkeeper has not relinquished possession of the ball.

(d) Yes, because it is considered time wasting.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
44 of 50

An attacking player is inside the opponent`s goal as a team-mate scores. What decision should the referee make if the player distracts the goalkeeper? At the team-mate’s relevant touch, the attacker is in an offside position and clearly obstructs the goalkeeper’s vision; there is no separate misconduct.

(a) The referee awards the goal because the player who distracts the opponent is outside the field of play.

(b) The referee disallows the goal and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour for leaving the field of play without the referee`s permission.

(c) Disallow the goal for interfering with an opponent from an offside position and award an indirect free kick at the offence. Do not caution solely for the offside offence.

(d) The referee awards the goal because the player was outside the field of play but cautions the player for unsporting behaviour.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
45 of 50

While the ball is in play a defender, positioned inside his penalty area, strikes an opponent who is outside the penalty area with excessive force. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the defender and awards a penalty kick.

(b) The referee sends off the defender and awards a direct free kick where the opponent was located.

(d) The referee sends off the defender and awards a dropped ball where the defender was located.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
46 of 50

A player is only slightly injured. The referee

(a) stops play immediately

(b) allows play to continue until the ball is out of play

(d) books the player for diving

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 46 - the referee allows play to continue until the ball is out of play if a player is only slightly injured

Question
47 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
48 of 50

Which of the following offences committed when the ball is in play is not penalised with a direct free kick or penalty kick?

(a) Pushing an opponent.

(b) Violent conduct against a team-mate provided that the action occurs within the field of play.

(d) Dissent by word.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
49 of 50

At a free kick taken quickly, an opponent, not a goalkeeper, who is six metres away deliberately intercepts the ball with his hand. The referee...

(a) cautions the defending player and orders a new free kick or penalty kick.

(b) orders the free kick retaken because the opponent was less than 10 yds (9.15 metres) from the ball.

(c) cautions the opponent for unsporting behaviour or sends off the defender if he denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity and awards a free kick or a penalty kick if the handling took place inside the penalty area.

(d) sends off the defending player for two cautionable offences. One caution for failing to respect the required distance and the other for unsporting behaviour.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
50 of 50

Both goalkeepers` shirts are the same color and neither of them has another shirt. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Suspend the match. They must have different colors.

(b) Allow the match to start but instruct the captains that the goalkeepers cannot enter the opposing penalty area in an attack.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

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