Soccer Rule Free Kick

The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves.
A free kick can be taken by lifting the ball with a foot or both feet
simultaneously.
Feinting to take a free kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part
of football. However, if in the opinion of the referee, the feinting
is considered an act of unsporting behavior, the player must be
cautioned.
If a player, while correctly taking a free kick, intentionally kicks the
ball at an opponent in order to play the ball again but neither in a
careless nor a reckless manner nor using excessive force, the referee
must allow play to continue.
An indirect free kick must be retaken if the referee fails to raise his arm
to indicate that the kick is indirect and the ball is kicked directly into
the goal. The initial indirect free kick is not nullify ed by the referee’s
mistake.

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If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who
is less than 9.15 m from the ball intercepts it, the referee must allow
play to continue.
If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who
is near the ball deliberately prevents him taking the kick, the referee
must caution the player for delaying the restart of play.
If, when a free kick is taken by the defending team from inside its
own penalty area, one or more opponents remain inside the penalty
area because the defender decides to take the kick quickly and the
opponents did not have time to leave the penalty area, the referee
must allow play to continue.

Feinting to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as
part of football. However, if, in the opinion of the referee, the feinting
is considered an act of unsporting behavior, the player must be
cautioned.

The referee must confirm the following requirements before the penalty
kick is taken:
• the kicker is identified
• the ball is properly placed on the penalty mark
• the goalkeeper is on the goal line between the goal posts and
facing the kicker
• the team-mates of the kicker and the goalkeeper are:
– outside the penalty area
– outside the penalty arc
– behind the ball