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LAW 11 · Offside · 2026/27

A player takes a throw-in quickly and delivers the ball to a team-mate who is in an offside position. The team-mate controls the ball inside the opponents’ penalty area and is then carelessly fouled by an opponent. What is the correct decision?

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THE DECISION

The referee awards a penalty kick because there is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from a throw-in.

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