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A free kick is awarded for a foul, but the team that committed the foul must retreat to a certain distance.
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A free kick is awarded for a foul, but the team that committed the foul must retreat to a certain distance.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Explaining Rules
In soccer, a free kick is awarded when a foul occurs; the offending team must then retreat.
Describing a Game Situation
After the foul, the referee signaled for a free kick, and the opposing team retreated.
Asking for Clarification
What happens if a foul is committed? Is a free kick awarded, and does the team retreat?
Giving Instructions
If you commit a foul, a free kick will be given, and your team must retreat to the designated distance.
Rephrased versions
Formal
A free kick is granted following a foul; the offending team is required to withdraw to a prescribed distance.
Casual
If someone fouls, it's a free kick, and the team that fouled has to back up.
Simpler English
A foul means a free kick, and the team that did it has to move back.
Phrases to learn
free kick
A kick taken from a specific spot after a foul.
retreat to a certain distance
To move back to a specified area.