Back-pass rule

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The back-pass rule refers to two clauses within Law 12 of the Laws of the Game of football (soccer). These clauses prohibit the goalkeeper from intentionally handling the ball when a team-mate uses his/her feet or a throw-in to intentionally pass them the ball. The goalkeeper is still permitted to use his feet and other body parts to redirect the ball.

The actual offence committed is the handling of the ball by the goalkeeper, not the ball being passed or thrown back. An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team from the place where the offence occurred, i.e., where the goalkeeper deliberately handled the ball (unless the offence was committed within the goal area, in which case the kick is taken from a point on the forward edge of the goal area closest to where the offence occurred).

The rule was introduced in 1992 to discourage time-wasting and overly-defensive play.

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