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  "summary": "A direct free kick is a free kick from which a goal can be scored by kicking the ball directly into the opponents' goal, awarded for the contact and handball offences listed in Law 12.",
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      "text": "A direct free kick is a free kick from which a goal can be scored by kicking the ball directly into the opponents' goal without it having to touch another player.",
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      "text": "Direct free kicks are awarded for the offences listed in Law 12, including careless, reckless or excessive-force contact offences and handball; a direct free kick offence inside the offender's own penalty area is a penalty kick.",
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