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| Argentines use 'free-kick' spray | Argentines use 'free-kick' spray |
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| The Argentine Football Association is to introduce an aerosol spray to stop defenders creeping closer to the ball during a free-kick. | The Argentine Football Association is to introduce an aerosol spray to stop defenders creeping closer to the ball during a free-kick. |
| From next year, referees will use the spray in first division matches. | From next year, referees will use the spray in first division matches. |
| Referees will mark a temporary white line 9.15 metres (10 yards) from the ball, which defenders cannot cross. The spray will disappear 30 seconds later. | Referees will mark a temporary white line 9.15 metres (10 yards) from the ball, which defenders cannot cross. The spray will disappear 30 seconds later. |
| Pablo Silva, who invented the spray, got the idea when he failed to score with a free-kick at an amateur match. | Pablo Silva, who invented the spray, got the idea when he failed to score with a free-kick at an amateur match. |
| "In the 88th minute, we were losing 1-0 and won a free-kick on the edge of the area. When I took the kick, the wall was three metres away," he told Reuters earlier this year. | "In the 88th minute, we were losing 1-0 and won a free-kick on the edge of the area. When I took the kick, the wall was three metres away," he told Reuters earlier this year. |
| "The referee didn't book anyone and didn't do anything," he said. | "The referee didn't book anyone and didn't do anything," he said. |
| "We lost the game, and driving home later, with a mixture of anger and bitterness, I thought that we must invent something to stop this." | "We lost the game, and driving home later, with a mixture of anger and bitterness, I thought that we must invent something to stop this." |
| The spray has been given a trial in second division matches and a similar spray has been used in some competitions in Brazil. |