The referee does need to make a further signal to indicate it is direct. Players often wait before taking a free-kick to check with the ref whether it is direct or indirect. The referee will ...

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season average) Key Stat: Odell Beckham — 0.79 WOPR (0.89 over two games since Kareem Hunt's activation) One of the things about football I realize each week as I write Stealing Signals is games ...

The referee should point with a raised arm in the direction that the free-kick has been given. The referee does need to make a further signal to indicate it is direct. Players often wait before taking ...

They used to be called linesmen but now they're referee assistants and they help the referee with offside decisions and signal a number of things, such as throw-ins and substitutions. So what are ...