[jambutty]

I had thought of that but as there is nothing in the current rules about the definition of what is and is not a kick, I dismissed it. Rolling the ball forward with the underside of the boot is a kick, an odd one no doubt but nonetheless a kick.
Law 8. Procedure - the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves forward
There was something donkeys years ago when footballers wore ‘proper’ boots with a hard toecap and leather studs, that players had to ‘kick’ a ball and not ‘push’ it. Much like in snooker – the cue must strike the ball and not push it forward. But that went out in football with the last dinosaur.

Just as a tiny side issue – whilst I was searching the laws of football I just had to look at the current off side laws. It’s no wonder that there is confusion about when or if a player is off side or not. Whatever happened to the simple “a player is on side when there is one outfield defending player and the goalkeeper between him and the goal line at the time that the ball is passed to him unless it is passed from that player’s own half”? Meaning that if those conditions do not apply he is off side.