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Maybe I've been on another planet for some time... (then again, following Scottish 'football' can be like that)

But have they changed the rules about kicking off a game?

I've noticed in quite a few games at the Euros that players are clearly standing beyond the halfway line and knocking the ball straight back to a midfielder.

I thought all players had to be in their own half and you had to play the ball forward "at least one circumference" of the ball for it to be a legit kick-off.

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2550488, member: 65242"] Maybe I've been on another planet for some time... (then again, following Scottish 'football' can be like that) But have they changed the rules about kicking off a game? I've noticed in quite a few games at the Euros that players are clearly standing beyond the halfway line and knocking the ball straight back to a midfielder. I thought all players had to be in their own half and you had to play the ball forward "at least one circumference" of the ball for it to be a legit kick-off. [/QUOTE]

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