<P> Most teams have one or two designated free kick takers, depending on the distance from goal and the side of the field the free kick is to be taken from . The strategy may be to score a goal directly from the free kick, or to use the free kick as the beginning of a set piece leading towards a goal scoring opportunity . </P> <P> The kicking team may have more than one player line up behind the ball, run up to the ball, and / or feint a kick in order to confuse or deceive the defence as to their intentions; this is usually legal as long as no other infringements occur . </P> <P> Where there is a potential for a shot on goal to occur from a direct free kick, often the defending side will erect a "wall" of players standing side - by - side as a barrier to the shot . The number of players composing the wall varies based on distance and strategy . It is not fully known when the wall was started . A kicker who has the skill to curl the ball around a wall is at a distinct advantage . Since 2000, referees at the highest levels of football have used vanishing spray to enforce the 10 - yard minimum required distance for the wall; referees without vanishing spray may indicate the minimum distance verbally and / or with hand gestures . </P>

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