Conversion rates from shots from free kicks are low, with specialists seeming to make the difference. It might be worth Arteta mixing it up ...

Have you watched any football matches lately? If you have, you might have noticed how the game can grind to a halt when a goalkeeper holds onto the ball for too long, often leading to frustration ...

Eze thought he had given Palace the lead against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday when he struck a wonderful free-kick past goalkeeper Mark Flekken. However, the goal was ...

A free kick is often a scoring opportunity, a chance to change the game or even history. But what’s the difference between a direct and indirect free kick in soccer? Free kicks are common in ...

Napoli and Inter Milan drew 1-1 in Serie A on Saturday evening.It was an open first half, and one in which the Nerazzurri ...

Free kicks are either direct or indirect. For both direct and indirect free kicks, the ball must be stationary when the kick is taken and the kicker does not touch the ball a second time until it has ...

If any of these offences are committed by a player inside their own penalty area then it's a penalty. Did you know that if a team kicks a direct or indirect free-kick directly into its own goal, then ...

Direct and indirect free kicks are awarded to the opposing team of a player, substitute, substituted or sent-off player, or team official guilty of an offence. INDIRECT FREE KICK SIGNAL The referee ...

Is there a finer spectacle in football than seeing a goal scored direct from a free kick?It's the ultimate test of technique and nerve, and at Manchester United they've seen some of the very best the ...

You already had an idea, but it is backed up by data from Opta detailing all players since March 1, 2015 (the start of Giovinco's MLS career) with more than four direct free-kick goals.

Federico Dimarco opened the scoring for the visitors midway through the first half with a well-struck free kick that was ...