Football Rules

The offside trap is a defensive tactical strategy in football where a team’s defenders deliberately step forward in a coordinated movement to leave attacking players […]

A drop ball in football is a method of restarting play when the referee has stopped the match for any reason not covered by other

A throw-in is a method of restarting play in football when the ball crosses the touchline (the sideline of the pitch) after being last touched

A substitution in football is the replacement of one player on the pitch with another player from the team’s bench during a match. Substitutions are

Injury time is a commonly used alternative term for stoppage time or added time in football — the additional minutes played at the end of

A formation in football describes the way a team’s outfield players are arranged on the pitch, typically expressed as a series of numbers that represent

A brace in football refers to a player scoring two goals in a single match. The term comes from the Old French word “brace” meaning

A clean sheet in football refers to a match in which a team does not concede any goals. The term is primarily associated with the

A hat trick in football refers to a single player scoring three goals in one match. It is one of the most celebrated individual achievements

The away goals rule was a method used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in football when the aggregate score was level

In knockout football competitions around the world, many ties are played over two legs, meaning each team hosts one match at their own stadium. The

A corner kick is a method of restarting play in football, awarded to the attacking team when the ball crosses the goal line (but not

A free kick in football is a method of restarting play after the referee has stopped the game due to a foul or infringement of

Stoppage time, also known as added time or injury time, refers to the additional minutes played at the end of each half of a football

Extra time in football refers to an additional period of play added to a match when the scores are level at the end of normal

It is the 89th minute of a tense derby match. Your team’s striker makes a perfectly timed run behind the last defender, receives a through

VAR stands for Video Assistant Referee, a technology system introduced to help match officials make more accurate decisions during football matches. The VAR system allows

A penalty kick in football is a direct free kick taken from the penalty spot, located twelve yards (approximately eleven metres) from the centre of

A yellow card in football is a formal caution issued by the referee to a player who commits a cautionable offence. It serves as an

In football, a red card is the most severe disciplinary action a referee can take against a player during a match. When a player receives