The position of the player controlling or dribbling the ball does not matter - he can be standing or running with both feet outside the touchline, but as long as the ball is in play the game goes on.
Similarly, a goal is not scored until all the ball has passed over all the goal line. Even a ball resting on the ground just outside the line is in play if any part of it is projecting over the line. BALL IN AND OUT OF PLAY: For the ball to pass out of play, all of it must be outside all of the sideline or goal line (the lines can be up to five inches wide). The idea of an American contribution to soccer is evidently more than they can bear. The English find every reason not to use the word. The Italians regularly use the word, while the official FIFA World Cup statistics now include a list of assists. ASSIST: An American term that is gaining acceptance throughout the soccer world. If that doesn't produce a result, then a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the tie. If the score is still tied under the away goals rule, then 30-minutes of overtime (usually it is not sudden death) are played. If the aggregate score is tied, then the winner is the club that scored more goals on its opponent's field (usually referred to as "the away goals rule"). The winner is decided by adding together the scores from the two games - the aggregate score. The two clubs drawn as a pair play each other twice, home-and-home. A draw is conducted to decide the pairings. AGGREGATE SCORE: Many of soccer's most important club competitions are played on a knockout basis. In such a case, the referee would apply the so-called advantage rule and allow play to go on. To stop play at this moment would penalize the attacking team. But sometimes it is penalizing the innocent team to stop play: if, for instance, a defender deliberately handles the ball to bring it under control but only succeeds in deflecting it to an opponent who is well placed for a shot at goal. If the offending team gains an advantage from the offense, he will certainly do so. ADVANTAGE RULE: The referee does not have to stop play every time he detects a foul.
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