Question:
The ball is in play in the center circle when a player shows his disagreement with your decision not to award a free kick by shouting very offensive and abusive language at you.
What do you do?
Give your reason.
How and where will you restart play?
USSF answer (March 12, 2008):
Stop play, send off the player for using offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures and restart play with an indirect free kick for the opposing team from the place where the offense occurred.
Reason and restart:
Law 12, sending-off offense 6.
Law 12, final bullet point under indirect free kick, any other offense . . ..
