An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:

* takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession
* touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player
* touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
* touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesAndRegulat...02/05/12117.htm

So, stop saying the keeper can pick up the ball which has been passed back to him by his own players. If the ball was headed or chested back to him, then it's a different story.

This post has been edited by Nostalgia: Jan 15 2008, 02:18 AM