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A corner kick is a method of restarting play.
A goal may be scored directly from a corner kick, but only against the
opposing team.

A corner kick is awarded when:
• the whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the defending
team, passes over the goal line, either on the ground or in the
air, and a goal is not scored in accordance with Law 10

Procedure
• the ball is placed inside the corner arc at the nearest corner fl agpost
• the corner fl agpost is not moved
• opponents remain at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until it is
in play
• the ball is kicked by a player of the attacking team
• the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves
• the kicker does not play the ball a second time until it has touched
another player

Infringements/Sanctions
Corner kick taken by a player other than the goalkeeper
If, after the ball is in play, the kicker touches the ball a second time
(except with his hands) before it has touched another player:
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to
   be taken from the place where the infringement occurred

If, after the ball is in play, the kicker deliberately handles the ball before
it has touched another player:
• a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to be
   taken from the place where the infringement occurred * (see page 3)
• a penalty kick is awarded if the infringement occurred inside the
   kicker’s penalty area

Corner kick taken by the goalkeeper
If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper touches the ball a second
time (except with his hands) before it has touched another player:
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to
   be taken from the place where the infringement occurred

If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper deliberately handles the ball
before it has touched another player:
• a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the
   infringement occurred outside the goalkeeper’s penalty area,
   the kick to be taken from the place where the infringement
   occurred
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the
   infringement occurred inside the goalkeeper’s penalty area, the
   kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred

For any other infringement:
• the kick is retaken