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Law 15 - Throw In 6/10/2007

Marc Bond of Anchorage, AK USA asks...

The player in question uses the right hand as the sole propellant for the ball [15688]. I have a photograph I took from directly behind him showing his left hand on the left side of the ball and his right hand directly behind the ball at the start o...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/9/2007

John Bowen of Portage, IN USA asks...

We had a game today where the defender pass the ball back to the goalie. The goalie picked up the ball a few feet in front of the goal line. If this is a IDK, where are the defenders to be since they would closer then 10 yards?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/8/2007

Murphy of Montreal, Canada asks...

During a youth league level match U12-13 boys, the goaltender clears the ball into the centre area with a high kick, the defender from the opposing team is all alone with only his own team mate is within 15 feet of him, the defender yells "I got it" ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/8/2007

Guido Chayan of Melbourbe, Victoria Australia asks...

I was watching Manchester United and Middlesbrough's 1-1 draw, and Manchester had a goal disallowed because when the keeper Mark Shwarzer was about to kick the ball out, a Man U player took it out while the keeper threw it up in the air to kick, was ...

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