1. Direct free kick
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
If an offence involves contact, it is penalised by a direct free kick.
· Careless is when a player shows a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution. No disciplinary sanction is needed
Verdicts that turn on it 4
Walk a practice scenario to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 7
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Applied in these incidents 8
Real decisions where this clause decided what should have happened.
- Calatrava's challenge on CarrerasEspanyol vs Real Madrid
- Gordon's tackle on RincónBarcelona vs Athletic Club
- Lejeune's trip on CarrerasReal Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano
- Schlager and Posch's double tackle on MartinezArgentina vs Austria
- Mané's sliding tackle on MbappéFrance vs Senegal
- Messi's fall in the boxArgentina vs Algeria
- Modric's missed clearance on MaduekeEngland vs Croatia
- Yamal's step on a defenderBarcelona vs Athletic Club
Questions that ask it 1
Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.
A threshold you can weigh 1
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