Law 8: The Start and Restart of Play1. Kick-off·Page 97, 2026/27 edition

1. Kick-off

The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.

For every kick-off:
· the opponents of the team taking the kick-off must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until it is in play
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 97 · clause law-8-28f95268

Questions that ask it 1

Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.

Were the positions, the distance, the ball on the mark and the signal all correct?ball-in-play

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