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While taking a free kick a player kicks the ball at the goal and the ball rebounds off the wall back to the same player, without the ball having been touched by another player. The player then kicks the ball and scores what is the call, if any?

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Final answer:

The player who kicks the ball at the goal and then plays the ball again without it being touched by another player after a rebound from the wall cannot be awarded a goal.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a soccer player kicks the ball at the goal and it rebounds off the wall back to the same player and they score without any other player touching the ball, the correct call is that the play would stop, and a goal cannot be awarded. This is due to the Laws of the Game stating that after a free kick, the ball must be touched by another player before the kicker can play the ball again. In this situation, the referee would disallow the goal and resume play with an indirect free kick for the opposing team from the spot where the player played the ball a second time.

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