2. Procedure
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
All free kicks are taken from the place where the offence occurred, except:
free kicks to the defending team in their goal area may be taken from anywhere in that area
· free kicks for offences involving a player entering, re-entering or leaving the field of play without permission are taken from the position of the ball when play was stopped. However, if a player commits an offence off the field of play, play is restarted with a free kick taken on the boundary line nearest to where the offence occurred; for direct free kick offences, a penalty kick is awarded if this is within the offender's penalty area
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