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When a ball is played back to the keep er who then handles it, where is the kick taken from? Is it a direct or indirect kick?
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Although soccer is looked downupon by peoplef rom the UK (and I suppose most of the world) I noticed that there was a BBC (I think) program in England called Soccer A.M. What is that about? Is the word soccer really that “offensive” a word for football?
Ugh, such horrible typing. for the second, I meant the word “soccer” is looked down upon…And I realize now that it is on Sky Sports. Still the wuestion qtands.
It’s an indirect free kick awarded at the spot of the infraction.
To clarify, since I hit “post” too quickly. If the keeper handles a ball played back to him by a teammate by a kick or a throw-in, then it’s an indirect free kick at the point of the infraction (i.e., where the ball was touched). This is usually an interesting play to see as there usually about 20 guys in the penalty area for this play.
The term “soccer” is understood and often used in countries where the preferred name is “football” (“soccer” being an abbreviation of “association football”). Sometimes people use it to distinguish from other sports that are called football, such as Rugby Football (of which here are two types), Australian Rules Football, Gaelic Football, and the game you play in North America, which we call American Football. Often people use the term “soccer” ironically, in imitation of people who they consider to have no understanding of the game, such as Americans.
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Do you follow Reading Usram? The team is choc full of Irish players (Doyle, Stack, Hunt, Long) with Doyle looking to be the real deal. Any thoughts on him?
Yes, I follow the biscuit boys, only because fate and some questionable career decisions have drawn me to this dismal stretch of the Thames valley (which is actually quite nice, to be honest). I don’t actually come from this part of the world or anything.
I feel sure that we have already discussed Kevin Doyle and other Reading-related subjects over in Cafe Society.
Why “Soccer AM”? Because it sounds good, I guess. Nobody really regards ‘soccer’ as a dirty word, but the idea that ‘football’ means something other than association football is the antagonistic situation.