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Old Tue Dec 06, 2016, 11:28am
Welpe Welpe is offline
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Placing the ball 25 yards from the free kick line (30 yards in NCAA) is a penalty enforcement. It's listed as one possible option in the penalty section of the rule.

It's not subject to half the distance because it's not a yardage penalty, it's an awarded spot.
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