What is the advantage rule in soccer?
Advantage is a rule that a referee will employ to keep the game running and often results in both teams being content with the flow of play. This is more of an idea than a rule. A foul is committed by one team, but the other team keeps possession of the ball and is moving down the field. The referee, according to the rules, should stop the ball and give a free kick. He chooses not to, however, because it might actually stop the fouled team from getting a goal, so he lets the play go on, thus giving the “advantage” to the fouled team. You will see the referee throw his hands in the air or toward the goal in a “You still have the ball” expression.
