


if an indirect free kick is awarded for an offence within the offending team's own goal area, the kick is taken from the nearest point on the goal area line which runs parallel to the goal line.if the offence was within the kicking team's own goal area, the free kick may be taken from anywhere within the goal area.The free kick is taken from the place where the infringement occurred, with the following exceptions: A popular method for identifying the different signals is that, for indirect free kicks, the referee holds his hand above his head, creating the letter "I", for an indirect free kick. The referee signals an indirect free kick by raising the arm vertically above the head a direct free kick is signaled by extending the arm horizontally.

Often several players ( red) will line up for a free kick, so as to mask their intentions to the defending team ( blue).
