Law 2 - THE BALL

Question 1

What is the circumference of the ball?

Answer 1

between 68 cm (27 ins) and 70 cm (28 ins)

Question 2

What is the weight of the football

Answer 2

between 410 g (14 oz) and 450 g (16 oz) in weight at the start of the match

Question 3

What is the pressure of the ball

Answer 3

of a pressure equal to 0.6–1.1 atmosphere (600 –1,100 g/cm²) at sea level (8.5lbs/sq in–15.6 lbs/sq in)

Question 4

What happens if a ball becomes defective?

Answer 4

play is stopped and

restarted with a dropped ball

Question 5

What happens If the ball becomes defective at a kick-off, goal kick, corner kick, free kick, penalty kick or throw-in?

Answer 5

the restart is retaken.

Question 6

What happens if the the ball becomes defective during a penalty kick or penalties (penalty shoot-out) as it moves forward and before it touches a player, crossbar or goalposts

Answer 6

the penalty kick is retaken.