A penalty kick, commonly known as a penalty, pen or a spot kick, is a method of restarting play in association football, in which a player is allowed to take a single shot at the goal while it is defe
A penalty being taken by Bonaventure Kalou at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
A penalty being scored by Ryan Valentine (red, no. 3).
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Edmonton
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Edmonton
A free kick is a method of restarting play in association football. It is awarded after an infringement of the laws by the opposing team.
Penalty kick (association football)
…allowed to take a single shot at the goal while it is defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. It is awarded when an offence punishable by a direct free kick is committed by a player in their own penalty area. The shot is taken from the penalty spot, which is 12 yards (11 metres) from the goal line, and…
A direct free kick being taken by RB Salzburg
Freekick imitation
Often several players (red) will line up for a free kick, so as to mask their intentions to the defending team (blue).
Vanishing spray has been utilised in recent years to indicate the minimum distance for free kicks.