page_title: Free kick (association football)
section_title: Infringements and sanctions
hierarchical_section_title: Free kick (association football) / Infringements and sanctions
caption_attribution_description: Spurs 5 Chelsea 3 Tottenham 5 Chelsea 3 at White Hart Lane
context_page_description: A free kick is a method of restarting play in association football. It is awarded after an infringement of the laws by the opposing team.
context_section_description: If the ball is moving, or in the wrong place, the kick is retaken.  A player who takes a free kick from the wrong position in order to force a retake, or who excessively delays the restart of play, is cautioned.
  If an opponent is less than 9.15 m (10 yards) from the spot where the kick is taken, the kick is re-taken unless the kicking team chooses to take a "quick free kick" before opponents have been able to retreat the required distance.  An opponent also may be cautioned (yellow card) for failing to retreat 9.15 m (10 yards), or for deliberately preventing a quick free kick from being taken.
  If the kicker touches the ball a second time before it has touched another player, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, unless this second touch is an illegal handball offence, in which case a direct free kick or penalty kick is awarded.
  If an attacking player stands within 1 m (1 yard) of a "wall" of 3 or more defending players, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team.
caption: Vanishing spray has been utilised in recent years to indicate the minimum distance for free kicks.
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