On a throw-in, can a receiving player legally straddle the sideline, with one foot out of bounds?
A player receiving the ball may stand completely out of bounds, as long as the ball is in bounds. The call is based on the location of the ball when the receiving player makes contact. OUT OF BOUNDS When is the ball out of bounds? The whole ball must be over the whole white line to be out of bounds. The touch lines and goal lines are part of the field of play. If any part of the ball is within the field of play, it is in bounds. A ball is kicked toward the goal line and a defender is able to hover around the ball preventing an attacker from reaching it before it crosses the line. Is this a legal play? The defender may block the attacker as long as the ball is within playing distance — a yard or so — of the defender. If the defender blocks the attacker while the ball is beyond playing distance, it is an obstruction resulting in an indirect kick to the opposing team. If a ref does not see who kicked the ball out of play, is it okay to do a drop ball? The Laws of the Game do not permit
