Law 12 Fouls and Misconduct - Indirect Free Kick.
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:
• Controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before releasing it from his possession.
• Touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it has touched another
player.
• Touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate.
• Touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate.
An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the opinion of the referee, a player:
• Plays in a dangerous manner.
• Impedes the progress of an opponent.
• Prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands.
• Commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or send off a
player.
* The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the offence occurred (see Law 13 - Position of free kick).
• Controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before releasing it from his possession.
• Touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it has touched another
player.
• Touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate.
• Touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate.
An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the opinion of the referee, a player:
• Plays in a dangerous manner.
• Impedes the progress of an opponent.
• Prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands.
• Commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or send off a
player.
* The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the offence occurred (see Law 13 - Position of free kick).