The Start and Restart of Play (association football)

A kick-off starting a game

A dropped ball restarting a game

The Start and Restart of Play is the 8th of the Laws of the Game of association football.^[1] It concerns the methods of starting or restarting play in a game via the kick-off and dropped ball.^[1] Other methods of restarting play are addressed in other laws.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "LAW 8 - THE START AND RESTART OF PLAY - FIFA.com". FIFA. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

Laws of the Game - rules of association football

Terms	Law 1: The Field of Play Law 2: The Ball Law 3: The Number of Players Law 4: The Players' Equipment Law 5: The Referee Law 6: The Assistant Referees Law 7: The Duration of the Match Law 8: The Start and Restart of Play Law 9: The Ball In and Out of Play Law 10: The Method of Scoring Law 11: Offside Law 12: Fouls and Misconduct Law 13: Free kicks (direct and indirect) Law 14: The Penalty Kick Law 15: The Throw-In Law 16: The Goal Kick Law 17: Corner kick

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