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been displaced. The ball is in play if it rebounds from a goal post,
cross bar, or a corner flag staff into the field of play. The ball is
in play if it touches the Referee or a Linesman when in the field
of play. The ball is out of play when it has crossed the goal line
or touch line, either on the ground or in the air (a).
5.—When the ball is in touch, a player of the opposite side to
that which played it out shall throw it in from the point on the
touch line where it left the field of play. The player throwing
the ball must stand with both feet on the ground outside the
touch line, facing the field of play, and shall throw the ball in
over his head with both hands in any direction, and it shall be in
play when thrown in. A goal shall not be scored from a throw-in,
and the thrower shall not again play until the ball has been played
by another player (a).
6.—When a player plays the ball, any player of the same side
who at such moment of
.
playing is nearer to his opponents' goal line
is out of play, and may not touch the ball himself, nor in any
way whatever interfere with an opponent or with the play, until
the ball has been again played, unless there are at such moment
of playing at least two of his opponents nearer their own goal line.
A player is not out of play when the ball is kicked-off from goal,
when a corner kick
or a throw-in
is taken, when the ball has been
last played by an opponent, or when he himself is within his own
half of the field of play at the moment the ball is played by any
player of the same side (a).
Law 4. (a) Decision of the International Board:—The whole of the
ball must have passed over the goal-line or touch-line before it is out
of play.
Law 6. (a) Decision of the International Board :—
A flag
may be
placed opposite the half-way line, on each side of the field of play,
but it must be at least one yard from the touch-line and must have a
staff= not less than
5
feet high.
It is not a breach of the Law for a player to be in an off-side
position, but only when in that position he interferes with an
opponent or with the play. If a player who is in an off-side position
advances towards an opponent, or the ball, and in so doing causes
the play to be affected, he should be penalised.
7.—When the ball is played behind the goal line by a player of
the opposite side, it shall be kicked off' by any one of the players
behind whose goal line it went, within that half of the goal area
nearest the point where the ball left the field of play; but if
played behind by any one of the side whose goal line it is, a player
of the opposite side shall kick it from within 1 yard of the nearest
corner flag staff' (a). In either case an opponent shall not be
allowed within
.10
yards of the ball until it is kicked-off, and the
kicker shall not again play the ball until it has been played by
another player.
8.—The goal-keeper may, within his own
penalty area,
use
his
hands, but shall not carry the ball. The goal-keeper shall not be
charged except when
he
is hotding
.
the
balls
or obstructing
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