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FOOTBALL FOCUS
Uefa looks to rugby
A Football Focus report reveals that Uefa may take rugby's lead by allowing only captains to talk to referees

FORMATIONS

Packing the midfield: 4-5-1

The common 4-4-2

The 4-4-1-1 formation

The attacking 4-3-3

The 5-3-2 system

Zonal vs man marking?

MORE ABOUT THE LAWS OF FOOTBALL

Top formations
All the tactics to use during a match

Howard Webb Why become a referee?
A Premiership official reveals the upside of taking charge

Know your offside rules? Know your offside?
All you need to unravel the offside laws


OFFICIALS

The role of the officials
How to be a football referee
Know your referee's signals?
Referee assistant signals
Pitch dimensions
The aim of football

FOUL PLAY

Playing advantage
On the spot
Direct free-kicks
Indirect free-kicks
When is a card red or yellow?
Can players over-celebrate?
What is 'deliberate' handball?

POSITIONS GUIDE

Who is in a team?
Goalkeeper
Full-back
Wing-back
Central defender
Sweeper
Central midfield
Wide midfield
Behind the striker
Striker

OFFSIDE

Test your offside knowledge

EQUIPMENT GUIDE

Football equipment guide

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