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  "summary": "Law 17 of the IFAB Laws of the Game (2026/27 edition) covers when a corner kick is awarded — including the goalkeeper eight-second possession sanction — the procedure in the corner area, opponent distance, and scoring rules.",
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  "questions": [
    "When is a corner kick awarded?",
    "Can you score an own goal directly from a corner?",
    "Why is a corner given when the goalkeeper holds the ball too long?"
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    {
      "id": "c1",
      "text": "A corner kick is awarded when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, on the ground or in the air, having last touched a player of the defending team, and a goal is not scored.",
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      "text": "A corner kick is also the sanctioned restart when the goalkeeper controls the ball with the hands for longer than eight seconds, or when a goal kick is not taken within the referee's five-second countdown after unfair delay.",
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      "text": "The ball must be placed in the corner area nearest to the point where the ball passed over the goal line, must be stationary, and is kicked by a player of the attacking team; it is in play when kicked and clearly moving and does not need to leave the corner area. The corner flagpost must not be moved.",
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      "text": "Opponents must remain at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the corner arc until the ball is in play.",
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      "text": "A goal may be scored directly from a corner kick, but only against the opposing team; if the ball directly enters the kicker's own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opponents. There is no offside offence when the ball is received directly from a corner kick.",
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      "text": "This object reflects the 2026/27 edition of the Laws of the Game, the current edition published by The IFAB at the verification date.",
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  "evidence": {
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  "winning_edge": "Captures the goalkeeper eight-second corner sanction — recent drift that contradicts the older six-second indirect free kick answer still repeated everywhere — bound to the 2026/27 IFAB texts of Laws 16 and 17.",
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
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