Laws of Association Football

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. How many laws of Association Football are there? 17 none 19 15

2. Is it an offence for a player to be in an offside position? Yes No

3. Can a goal be scored directly from the kick-off? Yes No

4. A player takes a penalty kick and hits the crossbar of the goal and it rebounds to this player without touching anyone else. At the second attempt, this player puts the ball in the goal. How does the referee re-start play? A re-taken penalty A kick- off from the centre of the field An indirect free kick to the defence A drop ball

5. The referee awards a throw-in. A player decides to throw the ball back to the opponents goalkeeper because an injury had had been sportingly spotted by the opponents (and the ball kicked over the touch line), but the keeper slips and the ball enters this goal without touching anyone else. What does the referee award in this situation? a re-take of the throw-in a goal kick a drop ball a goal

6. An assistant referee is slow to raise their flag for offside after the ball is played. what is the assistant normally doing? Hesitating because of lapse of concentration Waiting to see if the player offside is going to be involved in active play Looking to see what the referee wants signalled Trying to get the flag in the correct hand to signal correctly

7. Can a referee discipline a player for a tackle where the player takes the ball first and before making contact with the opponent? Yes No

8. The referee forgets to show a yellow or red card. In these circumstances is the disciplinary action by the authorities after the game still implemented? Yes No

9. A player dissents by word or action from a decision of the referee. Must the referee (in law) caution this player? Yes No

10. A player takes a direct free kick taken outside that player's own penalty area into this player's own goal, without the ball touching anyone. How does the referee re-start play? A corner kick A re-taken free kick A kick-off after awarding a goal A drop ball