Soccer Questions

[General Zod]

[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Stoppage Time - Time added to international games to extend the game to make up for "stoppages" such as injuries, substitution, time wasting, lost ball, etc. This is added by the center referee & he is the only one who knows how much "stoppage time" is being added &, therefore, the only one who knows exactly when the game will end. This is also mistakenly called "Injury Time".[/FONT]

Is this true? He's the only one? Do people who really know the game well, have some idea how much stoppage time will be played? Also, is there always stoppage time at the end of every game?

Zod

 

[Hell Mike]

It is true, and no, we can only guess but it's usually 2-5 minutes, more if there's been lots of "stoppages" obviously. I don't think EVERY game has it (?) but most certainly do

 

[General Zod]

Thanks. More...

I assume a player can get a red card without first getting a yellow card. Yes? Second, does the first yellow card always mean the player has to sit out for a period of time? If so, for how long? Thanks.

Zod

 

[spikes77]

You can get a straight red card, but it doesnt happen often. If you get a yellow card you dont have to sit out, you just continue to play.

 

[General Zod]

If you get a yellow card you dont have to sit out, you just continue to play.

You never have to sit?

Zod

 

[spikes77]

You never have to sit?

Zod

Never

 

[skeptik]

Not even if you get two yellow cards. You just don't play the next game.

 

[JayKeeley]

Not even if you get two yellow cards. You just don't play the next game.

that's if the 2 yellow cards are in separate games...

2 yellow cards over 2 games = miss next game

2 yellow cards in same game = red card (sent off) AND miss next game

straight red card = sent off and miss next game

 

[skeptik]

Well yeah, but I figured he would understand what I meant.

 

[lizard]

okay...other than the fact that a penalty turns the possession of the ball over to the other team, what purpose do penalties serve? They don't seem to accumulate to anything! I hear the commentators talk about how one team is really out-penaltying the other and I'm like, so.....if one team is playing much more cheaply physical, what is the price they pay?

 

[General Zod]

okay...other than the fact that a penalty turns the possession of the ball over to the other team, what purpose do penalties serve? They don't seem to accumulate to anything! I hear the commentators talk about how one team is really out-penaltying the other and I'm like, so.....if one team is playing much more cheaply physical, what is the price they pay?

I believe it's not as trivial as a that. Isn't the offended team awarded either a direct or indirect kick? Plus, if you get kicked out of the game, you aren't replaced by another player, your team has to play shorthanded for the rest of the game.

Zod

 

[lizard]

okay, my bad, I said penalty when I should have said foul.

 

[JayKeeley]

okay...other than the fact that a penalty turns the possession of the ball over to the other team, what purpose do penalties serve? They don't seem to accumulate to anything!

OK so you mean "foul".

As Zod said, a foul gives the other team a free kick.

Whether they accumulate to anything is dependent on how the free kick is taken. England thrive on set pieces and free kicks. If it wasn't for David Beckham scoring from a free kick, we wouldn't be in the quarter finals right now.

 

[Doom]

Do people who really know the game well, have some idea how much stoppage time will be played? Also, is there always stoppage time at the end of every game?

Zod

At the end of the 90 minutes, the 4th Referee (I think this is what he's called; he stands at the side of the pitch not doing very much for the whole game) holds up a board which says approximately how much "stoppage time" (I always call it injury time) will be played, so everyone knows. There doesn't have to be stoppage time, but there invariably always is at least 1 minute.

 

[JayKeeley]

Haha, for the second half of Portugal v Holland, there was SIX minutes of stoppage time.

 

[Doom]

That referee was a joke. In fact the amount of cards generally in this tournament has been a joke.

 

[General Zod]

As Zod said, a foul gives the other team a free kick.

When do teams get direct kicks and when do they get indirect kicks?

If it wasn't for David Beckham scoring from a free kick, we wouldn't be in the quarter finals right now.

I saw that live, while walking around doing some shopping. That was some kick. No wonder he's nailing a Spice Girl.

Haha, for the second half of Portugal v Holland, there was SIX minutes of stoppage time.

I watched most of this game. Soccer is actually pretty cool.

Zod

 

[Vomicum]

It's called footbal, not soccer.

 

[JayKeeley]

When do teams get direct kicks and when do they get indirect kicks?

It's a great question, I honestly don't know.

I saw that live, while walking around doing some shopping. That was some kick. No wonder he's nailing a Spice Girl.

Yeah, and Posh Spice, not Sporty Spice. (Although Ashley Cole's gf is much more stunning than Posh).

Beckham is pretty much a [commercial and sporting] legend at this point. They say when he retires, he'll come play for the NY Red Bulls.

I watched most of this game. Soccer is actually pretty cool.

Now we're in knockout stages, so teams are firing on all cylinders. the Italy v Australia game today should be filled with blood, sweat, and tears (as opposed to blood, fire, and death which I know you disregard).

 

[Scope]

When do teams get direct kicks and when do they get indirect kicks?

http://www.soccerhelp.com/Soccer_Tips_Dictionary_Terms_I_J.shtml
A type of "free kick" given after minor fouls such as obstruction. On an indirect kick, another player (on either team) must touch the ball before a goal can be scored. Question: "How do you know if a free kick is indirect?" Answer: "The referee will raise his arm above his head and leave it up until the ball is kicked". On an indirect kick you should have one player gently tap the ball so another player standing behind the ball can kick it; or pass it to someone who shoots it. If on an Indirect Free Kick the ball is kicked into the goal without anyone else touching it (other than the kicker) the goal does not count and the other team is awarded a goal kick. However, if the ball is touched by a player on either team, including the goalkeeper, before it goes into the goal, the goal counts.(See "Free Kick" & "Fouls").