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Law 18 - Common Sense
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Law 18 - Common Sense 9/19/2008

Joe Griego of Bishop, California USA asks...

As always, thanks for your consideration of our often repetitive and sometimes dense reading of FIFA law !

I was a spectator at a U10 boys match last Saturday, and here's what happened.

Blue team is defending. Blue player gai...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 9/19/2008

John of Norton, MA USA asks...

I was the AR in game when two players jumped to head the ball. They may have (probably) bonked heads and one of them stopped playing and stood rubbing his forehead. The CR allowed play to continue. The coach of (possibly) injured player immediatel...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 9/19/2008

Warren Duzak of Nashville, Tennessee USA asks...

Wait a minute. If your answers are correct then there are times during a game when player safety is not paramount. A player without a shinguard or shoe and attacking the goal with a half-way aggressive keeper is in real danger of injury.I've seen leg...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 9/18/2008

Donna Barkley of Durham, NC USA asks...

i am a new referee and i would like to know how i should request the players/captains address me. Ms. Referee, Mam?
When i play in rec leages I always adress the male refs as Mr Referee or Sir. I have not had a woman ref yet.
thank you,...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 9/16/2008

Richard Bennett of Redmond, WA USA asks...

Thank you for your quick response.
Part of what Ref Voshol said was, "Perhaps you missed this provision of Law 16: 'The ball is in play when it is kicked directly out of the penalty area.' Well, no I did not miss this but may I add that the Infr...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 9/16/2008

Warren Duzak of Nashville, Tenn USA asks...

An attacking player with the ball and a clear goal-scoring opportunity loses, say, his shinguard or shoe and continues forward.It seems to me that since player safety is our paramount concern play must be stopped even if it takes away a goal-scoring ...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 2/26/2007

Michael Rogan of puckapunyal, vic australia asks...

Is soccer classed as contact or no contact sport...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 2/26/2007

BUDAWG of Richmond, Indiana USA asks...

how is a goalie supposed to throw the ball bac into the field of play, by rolling it or throwing with one or two hands behind there head,or a one hand throw as hard as they can throw it....

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Law 18 - Common Sense 2/16/2007

Tony Messina of Kingsport, TN 37660 asks...

I just wish Referees Contarino and Dawson would go ahead and speak their minds....not hold back so much! Hah!

I rationalized this as the team abdicating their right to the kick...just as on a foul throw where possession does change witho...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 2/12/2007

Mark K of Westport, CT 06880 asks...

Thanks everyone -

This explains why I had that sinking feeling [14822] immediately after whistling, but sometimes other people just can explain it better than you can to yourself.

And, having become directionally challenged m...

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