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What is the `goal area` used for?
✔✔ It’s where goal kicks are taken and gives the goalkeeper special handling rights.
What happens if the ball goes over the touchline?
✔✔ A throw-in is awarded to the opposing team.
How long is each half of a soccer match?
✔✔ Each half is 45 minutes long.
What is a `corner kick`?
✔✔ A kick taken from the corner of the field when the ball goes over the goal line, last touched
by a defender.
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, What does `offside` mean?
✔✔ A player is offside if they are closer to the opponent’s goal line than the ball and second-to-
last defender when the ball is played to them.
What is a `goal kick`?
✔✔ A kick taken from within the goal area when the ball goes over the goal line, last touched by
an attacker.
When is a `penalty kick` awarded?
✔✔ For fouls inside the penalty area.
What is the `advantage rule`?
✔✔ Allows play to continue if stopping for a foul would disadvantage the team that was fouled.
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What is the `goal area` used for?
✔✔ It’s where goal kicks are taken and gives the goalkeeper special handling rights.
What happens if the ball goes over the touchline?
✔✔ A throw-in is awarded to the opposing team.
How long is each half of a soccer match?
✔✔ Each half is 45 minutes long.
What is a `corner kick`?
✔✔ A kick taken from the corner of the field when the ball goes over the goal line, last touched
by a defender.
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, What does `offside` mean?
✔✔ A player is offside if they are closer to the opponent’s goal line than the ball and second-to-
last defender when the ball is played to them.
What is a `goal kick`?
✔✔ A kick taken from within the goal area when the ball goes over the goal line, last touched by
an attacker.
When is a `penalty kick` awarded?
✔✔ For fouls inside the penalty area.
What is the `advantage rule`?
✔✔ Allows play to continue if stopping for a foul would disadvantage the team that was fouled.
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