The referee should point with a raised arm in the direction that the free-kick has been given. The referee does need to make a further signal to indicate it is direct. Players often wait before taking ...

Referees signal off offside using this gesture. / IMAGO/Kirchner-Media According to the International Football Association Board's (IFAB) "Laws of the Game," a soccer player is offside if ...

In soccer, referees use yellow and red cards to accomplish ... Yellow serves as a warning to slow down and proceed with caution, while red signals a complete stop. A referee holds a yellow card ...

A deaf dog showed off her sign language skills when she responded to a referee's hand signals on TV, going viral in the process. Sara Ruth Zirm lives in Maryland with her pup Dory, a cross-breed ...

In May, FIFA announced the introduction of a "global standard gesture" for referees "to signal the implementation of the three-step procedure to halt, suspend and ultimately abandon matches" in ...