Actually I'm pretty sure goals can be scored directly from a goalkeeper's drop kick, punt or even throw The whole direct/indirect thing only applies to free kicks, which the Colombian goalie wasn't taking
A keeper definitely cannot throw the ball in to the opposing team's net for a goal without someone touching the ball first. I know they can score off a drop kick. I'm 99% sure they can't score from a punt unless touched by another player. I couldn't find anything in the FIFA Laws of the Game that specifically mentions it.
Here's the USSF's interpretation They say it's a goal. And I second Sam's request for an Elephant thread.
Here's a video of one of Italy's training sessions, I'm a bit more worried about them after seeing this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccDyp2aRRCg
You're most probably thinking about throw-ins, which you can't score directly from, so yeah, someone has to get a touch. But a keeper's throw (or a punt, or a drop kick) is a different thing altogether, it's made while the ball is in play. For a goal kick, on the other hand, the ball is considered out of play - but the rules specifically state you can also score from a goal kick, so that's not a problem I looked through the Laws of the Game too and you're right, there's nothing explicit in there.. my reasoning for that is as stated above. Ball in play + no infringement of rules = legit goal. The Laws are rather liberal when it comes to goals - the ball could deflect off a low-flying bird, go in, and the goal would stand (read about this happening somewhere). Hell, even the referee can score a goal if he so chooses, or if he happens to be on Juve's payroll
We COULD take this to another thread, but it was not a RESTART off the smaller boxed area, it was a PUNT that derived from a play, so it's legal. What you're talking about, maybe is the rule where it must get out of the larger box touch a player and get out of the larger area in order for the game to go on. Note that the referee did NOT have his hand UP, meaning it's a DIRECT play, or "not indirect". I think these laws apply: http://www.fifa.com/en/laws/Laws16_01.htm, and http://www.fifa.com/en/laws/Laws13_01.htm, and maybe you and I both are wrong because of: http://www.fifa.com/en/laws/Laws16_01.htm . I think that can explain everything. PRE-GAME on Univision's channel (45 in Houston) starts at 10 a.m. on Friday morning. There is also a pre-game celebration on 57 (TV Azteca).
Well, I'm heading out to my indoor game shortly. I'm going to ask around because this now officially bugs the hell out of me.
Think about it this way. The ball goes out of bounds on your goalie's side. You have to do a restart. The ball is placed on the right corner of the smaller box, and the ref's hand is up. The hand up means someone has to touch it in play outside the penalty area (excluding the penalty arc semi-circle) in order for the game to continue. Play resumes when someone outside the area touches it, and the ref puts his hand down. Same thing when there's an offside. Someone has to touch it before it is in play after the initial restart. In the situation above, none of the above happened. They don't show it, but there must have been a play OUTSIDE the penalty area before the goalie touched it, either by an opponent or by deflection of the defenders. Once the goalie has it in his hands, play continues. He can score on his own goal, or he can put it down on the floor and score anywhere without anyone else touching it. Ask OSWALDO Sanchez.
Djibril Cisse, the french striker, will miss the world cup. Why ? Well, look at this and you will probably understand..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vedBUj4Wao Poor guy, that's the second time he got his leg broken on a soccer field. The only "good" thing is that last time, it was the other leg...
