The 14 Golden Rules of European Legends Walking Football

11 September 2017

The 14 Golden Rules of European Legends Walking Football

  1. A match is played between two teams, each consisting of not Logo_European_Legends_RGB-01more than six players and four substitutes (total of ten players)
  2. The pitch has the following dimensions: 21 by 42 metres
  3. The maximum number of substitutes permitted is four. The number of substitutions made during a game is unlimited. A player who has been replaced may return to the pitch as a substitute for another player. Players have to leave the pitch alongside their own goal and the substitutes have to enter the pitch alongside their own goal
  4. European Legends is played without goalkeepers
  5. Offside – there is no offside
  6. Tackling and any other form of physical contact is forbidden
  7. There are no penalties. Only indirect free kicks. All players need to keep a distance of 3 metres
  8. The ball may not be played above the height of the bar of the goal, which is one metre high
  9. If the ball is played outside the pitch, the ball will be placed at the spot where it went out and the player kicks the ball back into play. All players of the other team must to keep a distance of 3 metres
  10. After each goal, the match starts with a kick-off in the centre of the field
  11. The penalty for running is a free kick for the other team
  12. Players are not allowed to score from their own side of the pitch
  13. If a goal is prevented in an illegal manner (hands or by running to the ball) the goal will be counted as valid
  14. A player can be removed from the game by the referee for verbal abuse or continuous foul play. The player will be substituted by another player.