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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/23/2007

Sam of , NZ asks...

Today, the goalkeeper had the ball in an open hand (that wasn't in contact with any other surface). I then, thinking that I was perfectly within my rights to do so, headed it out of his open hand and was about to hit the ball into the back of the net...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/22/2007

Z. Nguyen of Marin County, California U.S. asks...

At the Gold Cup semi-final game between US and Canada yesterday, a defender played the the ball back and it was intercepted by an attacker who was in an offside position. This attacker scored a goal but the referree disallowed it because he ruled it ...

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Mechanics 6/22/2007

EM Pearson of Medina, Tennessee USA asks...

This is a question on mechanics of showing a card.

I was AR in a match where the left wing came in one on one with the keeper, keeper dove for the ball, missed it, and wound up with the winger's ankle by the hand, taking him down. This wa...

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Mechanics 6/22/2007

jonah of Calgary, Alberta Canada asks...

The referee awards a player advantage after a foul at midfield. The referee has turned and is running with the play, ahead of the player and the ball. The player takes a couple of strides with the ball, and then kicks it into the back of the refere...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 6/22/2007

Scott L. Smith of Tampa, FL USA asks...

When stoppage time is announced, is that the minimum or maximum amt, excluding any additional time that may be added while stoppage time is being played?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/22/2007

Guido Chayan of Melbourne, Victoria Australia asks...

I don't know if you have watched the Australian A-League, but during one of Melbourne Victory's (champs) matches something happened that would go down in history as a really embarrassing moment for our rivals coach.
The ball went out of play ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/19/2007

Heidi Kreizinger of Williamstown, KY USA asks...

I was watching the Mexico v. Costa Rica match last weekend. During Mexico's previous match, C. Blanco received a red card. I assumed he was out for the next match, which he was. However, the game went into overtime and there he was, playing in the...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/19/2007

Paul Kloft of Dubuque, Iowa USA asks...

Hello,

quick question re. how a team responds to an injured player on the field. Normally what I observe is each player goes down on one knee until the incident is resolved. I haven't found anything in the rules pertaining to this and ...

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Mechanics 6/19/2007

Kris of Erie, PA USA asks...

White has the ball on the attack and is fouled about 15 yards into the orange half. The ref awards foul and white goes to take quick restart while orange player is only five yards off the ball. Orange player jumps up to stop ball with forearm bent...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/18/2007

Bill Sayre of Greenwood, SC USA asks...

Re: 15797

When the attacker in the offside position contacted the keeper, had I been the CR they'd have seen some plastic. The attacker had no legitimate challenge opportunity, therefore they were guilty of at least a reckless challenge (...

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