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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/8/2010

Joan of El Cajon, CA USA asks...

Can a kicker start a PK with his/her back to the keeper? example: The ball would be a step or two behind the kicker; after the whistle is blown, the kicker would immediately turn, take a step and kick the ball. Trying to determine if this would be ...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/8/2010

janet Vandale of calgary, alberta Canada asks...

What should the ruling be in the situation where the 'other player' is the goalkeeper? We recently had a situation in which a PK awarded to the opposing team due to a foul our team had committed in the box. The pk was taken, our keeper made the ini...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/23/2010

Kjetil Haugen of Molde, NORWAY asks...

When did FIFA change the penalty kick rule such that the goalkeeper was allowed to move along the line before the shot?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/22/2010

Larry Beguin of Swansboro, NC USA asks...

If, during a PK, the player taking the shot misses and the ball strikes the left post may that same player follow his attempt and be credited with a score if he should put the ball into the goal?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/22/2010

neelesh lalwani of mumbai, maharashtra India asks...

if the player shoots the penalty before the referee whistles does he get a rechance? and does the player get a rechance if crowd yells and he gets distracted on his own?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/17/2010

rob of welling, kent uk asks...

An awarded penalty is ordered to be retaken by the referee for player encroachment, keeper movement etc. Does the player who took the first awarded penalty have to take the retaken penalty. Does the ruling differ or depend on wether the original pe...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/5/2010

Steve of Burleigh, Qld Australia asks...

Which way forward? There are two re-starts which refer to the ball being kicked forward, (kick-off and penalty kick). If in both situations all other requirements are correct, if a player faces his own goal and back-heels the ball, so that it travel...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/2/2010

John of Lincoln, NE USA asks...

In his response, Ref Joe said: 'If the referee decides that it is unsporting behavior and a goal is scored the player is cautioned and the penalty is retaken'

Wouldn't the restart be a goal kick or a free kick for the defense since the infra...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/1/2010

George Kandakai of Queens Village, NY USA asks...

What does FIFA rule say about penalty kicks when the kicker runs to kick then stops to see the goalkeeper's reaction before kicking the ball?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 1/29/2010

Marissa of Bethel, Fairfield asks...

At the taking of a pk a teammate of the kicker entered the penalty area before the kick was taken The kick was taken and the ball entered the goal. what kind of kick should be awarded?...

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