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Keith Hackett's verdict
1) Stop play. The midfielder needs to update his knowledge of the laws. He clearly thinks his team-mate would be "played on", but that's no longer valid – this would now be considered a deflection, meaning the player who has received the ball has gained it from an offside position. Restart with an indirect free-kick for offside. Thanks to Michael Tomkins.
2) First things first, "backpass" is not mentioned in the laws – it's just shorthand used by the media and fans. The laws provide more clarity, stating that a keeper cannot touch the ball with his hands after it has been kicked to him by a team-mate. So, in this case the ball has been trapped, played by the defender's foot, and deliberately left for the keeper to pick up. So stop the game and restart with an indirect free-kick from where the keeper picked the ball up. Deborah Redmond wins the shirt.
3) Put the wall back in its original position, respraying the foam line if necessary, and do the same with the ball. Have a word with the kick-taker, too. It's not up to him where the kick is taken from, it's up to you. It's a good idea, when you position the ball for a free-kick, to tell the taker that if he subsequently picks it up and moves it, he will be cautioned for unsporting behaviour. Thanks to Mark Goodge
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