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Why do they have penalty in soccer?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Penalty kicks are awarded for any foul that would warrant a direct free kick that occurs inside the penalty box. This is done because when the play is close to the goal and a foul is committed in order to break up the scoring opportunity, the player/team fouled deserves another chance to score.

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13y ago

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