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By a goalkeeper inside his own penalty area:

• holding the ball in hands for longer than six seconds;

• handling the ball after it has been released from his possession but has not yet touched another player;

• handling the ball after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a teammate; or

• handling the ball after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a teammate.

By any player:

• playing in a dangerous manner;

• impeding the progress of an opponent;

• preventing the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands; or

• at the discretion of the referee, offences not covered under the Fouls and Conduct section (Law 12) of the Laws of the Game, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player.

What does it mean when the referee holds his arms straight out?

This is called “advantage” and it means that the referee has seen a foul but has decided not to call it yet because the fouled team is in an advantageous position and might possibly score. Advantage generally only lasts three to five seconds before the referee will blow his whistle and stop play.