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Law 3 - Number of Players

chuck drake of Big Rapids, MI asks...

Right before kick-off to start the 2nd half, an out-ot-control red player swears at a blue player(well, well beyond 'darn you'). Tournament rules call for an ejection (red card) and dismissal from the rest of the tournament. Question: Does the red te...

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Jonathan Finley of Huntington Beach, C.A USA asks...

I wanted to know how to become a referee. I have played soccer for about seven years. So I know alot about the sport. I thought becoming a ref. for little kids would be fun and I could make some money.If you could send me some info on becoming a refe...

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Law 11 - Offside

Tom Rodeheffer of Mountain View, CA USA asks...

Re #2915 (and Kieth's supplement #2957): Perhaps the following, more specific, scenario about resetting offside on out-of-play will help elucidate matters:..As the team B defense clears the ball upfield, attacker A1 kneels down near the corner to re-...

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League Specific 11/27/2001

Tori Shallot of Vancouver, Canada asks...

Are soccer rules meant to be the same for everybody? When I watch soccer on tv the pro players get away with way more than our league allows. I do not think this is fair. Are the referees paid so they do not call certain things like a different set o...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Chris McLaren of York, England asks...

We have three incidents which we discussed at our recent RA meeting, and were a bit unsure on the decision we would come up with: ..1) The goalkeeper loses his boot, and it stops inside the goal area. The opposition take a shot, and it hits the boot ...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment

Mr Graham Allen of Southampton, Hampshire England asks...

Why is it that at Youth level football players are told to remove all articles that may be dangerous on the field of play (eg. Earings, Neck Chains etc)when the profesional players are seen with neck chains blaitently being seen on TV. the worst offe...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Ned Deming of , asks...

Re: Q#2046..Mr. Matheson--. .Thank you for your thoughtful response, however a part of your answer reinforces my concern. You state, "One example of interfering with play without touching the ball would be to screen the goalkeeper on the shot." Act...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Frank Uccello of Richmond Hill, Ontario asks...

Could you define Plays in a dangerous manner and serious foul play. Can you give some examples or the difference between the two. And how would you caution playing in a dangerous manner do you award the indirect kick and caution the player or is it ...

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Cameron Marshall of , Australia asks...

An interesting situation arose in a game I was officiated in recently. Early in the match, I cautioned a Team A player for not retiring the 10 yards at the taking of a FK - he turned to face the Team B player taking the FK and extended his leg up to...

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Law 5 - The Referee

greg of lexington, ky asks...

My question deals with advantage....At what point does advantage end? And isn't advantage more significant than merely maintaining possession of the ball? It appears that more and more fouls are being tolerated (by signalling advantage)simply becau...

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