The referee blows the whistle, signals with their hand/arm for the throw-in to be taken and counts down the five seconds with a raised hand. If the ball is not in play by the end of the five seconds, the referee awards the throw-in to the opposing team from the same position as the original throw-in. The offending player is not cautioned, unless they then excessively delay the taking of the throw-in by the opposing team.

If the team is deliberately delaying the throw-in, the referee may use their whistle and/or voice to indicate that they should hurry up. To start the five-second countdown (which may start without the above cue), the referee blows the whistle, signals with their hand/arm for the throw-in to be taken and counts down the five seconds with a raised hand. If the ball is not in play by the end of the five seconds, the referee awards the throw-in to the opposing team from the same position as the original throw-in.

Although the ball is not thrown from the point where it left the field of play, as the ball entered the field of play, the referee may apply the advantage if allowing play to continue is of greater benefit to the opposing team than awarding a throw-in.

According to Law 15, the thrower must have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline. Although the throw-in was not taken correctly, as the ball came into play, the referee may apply advantage and allow play to continue if this benefits the opposing team.

Law 15 clearly states that the thrower must throw the ball ‘from behind and over the head’. If the movement of the ball starts in front of or above the head (not behind it), the throw-in is not taken correctly. In this case, the opposing team will take the throw-in.

The referee allows play to continue as no offence has been committed. According to Law 15, part of each foot must be on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline, so the throw-in has been taken correctly.

The throw-in is retaken by Team A from the same position. There is no disciplinary sanction for the Team B player.

The referee awards a corner kick to the opposing team because a goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.

If the ball touches the ground before entering the field of play, the throw-in is retaken by the same team from the same position (it does not have to be taken by the same player).

Both players receive appropriate disciplinary sanctions: 

• Team B player is cautioned (yellow card) for unsporting behaviour 

• Team A player is cautioned (yellow card) for unsporting behaviour (if the ball was thrown in a reckless manner) or sent off (red card) for violent conduct (if the thrower used excessive force)

As the throw-in has been taken and the opponent’s offence happened first, play is restarted with an indirect free kick to Team A from the position where the Team B player was standing.

According to Law 15, the thrower must have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline. Therefore, the throw-in was not taken correctly and it is awarded to the opposing team from the same position.

As long as part of each foot is touching the touchline (or the ground behind the line), the throw-in is taken correctly (regardless of where the rest of each foot is). No offence has been committed, so the referee allows play to continue.

The opponent is cautioned (yellow card) for unsporting behaviour. If the throw-in has been taken, an indirect free kick is awarded from the place where the offender was standing.

The offender is cautioned (yellow card) for the reckless challenge even though it occurred after the ball was out of play. However, play is restarted with a throw-in for the defending team because the referee cannot award a free kick as the ball was outside the field of play at the time of the challenge.

There is no offside offence because the attacker received the ball directly from a throw-in. As a goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in, the referee awards a goal kick to Team B.

The thrower touched the ball again before it had touched another player. The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team from the place where the second touch occurred. The offender is cautioned (yellow card) for stopping a promising attack.

The referee awards a penalty kick and cautions (yellow card) Team B player for unsporting behaviour. The offender cannot be sent off (red card) for denying a goal because a goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in (if the player had not touched the ball and the ball had entered the goal, the goal kick would have been awarded).

The referee allows play to continue – it is not an offence unless the ball was thrown in a careless or reckless manner or using excessive force, in which event a direct free kick is awarded to Team B and Team A player sanctioned accordingly.

The goalkeeper is not permitted to handle the ball – an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team but there is no disciplinary sanction.

The throw-in is retaken by the same team from the same position.

The opposing player is cautioned (yellow card, YC) for unsporting behaviour. If the throw-in has been taken, an indirect free kick is awarded.

No. If the ball enters the opponents’ goal – a goal kick is awarded. If the ball enters the thrower’s goal – a corner kick is awarded.

Yes – if at the moment of delivering the ball the player has both feet on the touchline (or on the ground outside the touchline), is facing the field of play and throws the ball with both hands from behind and over the head.