1. Procedure
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
The ball is in play when it enters the field of play. If the ball touches the ground before entering, the throw-in is retaken by the same team from the same position. If the throw-in is not taken correctly, it is retaken by the opposing team.
Verdicts that turn on it 9
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- The throw-in was correctly taken and the ball is in playthrow-in
- Retaken by the same team, from the same positionthrow-in
- Play continuesthrow-in
- Indirect free kick to the opponentsthrow-in
- Throw-in to the opposing team, and Law 15 does not say so directlythrow-in
- Throw-in to the opposing team: the stancethrow-in
- Throw-in to the opposing team: the feetthrow-in
- Throw-in to the opposing team: the hands or the actionthrow-in
- Throw-in to the opposing team: the wrong placethrow-in
Questions that ask it 3
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