Football question on The Chase had everyone baffled

Think you know everything there is to know about football?

Well, a question about a lesser-known football rule asked on an episode of popular British quiz show The Chase still has the potential to catch you out.

The question was: ‘In football, if a direct free-kick goes straight into a team’s own goal, what is awarded to the opposing team?’

There were three possible answers: A) Goal, B) Indirect free-kick, C) Corner.

The Chaser that day was Shaun Wallace, a Chelsea fan who won Mastermind in 2004 thanks to his knowledge of FA Cup finals, but even he was puzzled.

“I can’t remember,” he admitted.

Host Bradley Walsh, who is also a big football fan, said: “It’s not that I can’t remember… I’ll tell you what it is: A) Goal, B) Indirect free-kick, C) Corner, or D) An absolute miracle! It’s never going to happen.”

The contestant admitted she didn’t watch football but her answer (C: Corner) still confused Walsh, who said: “Why’d you put that?! It’s got to be goal. A goal’s a goal.”

Walsh was then completely taken by surprise when it turned out the contestant had actually selected the right answer.

Wallace, nicknamed ’The Dark Destroyer’ on the show, also managed to select the right answer and commented: “It’s one of those archaic rules. If you do that, it’s a corner.”

Walsh replied: “I’m not having that!”

“Every day’s a school day!” the contestant added.

Watch the clip here:

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Indeed, the FA’s Laws of the Game clearly state that if a direct or indirect free-kick is kicked directly into the team’s own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team.

It’s there in black and white on the FA’s website, Bradley!

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