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Law 5 - The Referee 2/18/2010

Lerato of Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa asks...

What happens if a game is called off after the flood lights(stadia Lights) fail due to heavy Rain in the first half?...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 2/17/2010

Chris of St Petersburg, Florida USA asks...

Once a ball is placed by the person taking the goal kick. Can the ball be picked back up and changed sides of the 6 yard box?
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Other 2/16/2010

barney singleton of dublin, ireland asks...

i scored twice directly from corner kicks in the same match,has this been done before or bettered....

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Other 2/16/2010

karl of northamptonen, england asks...

we had a game with a serious bad ref, at half time he stated that he was going to abandon the game if he got any more abuse!
it was not abuse it was players moaning because of bad decisions made by himself
i no that this is not aceptable but ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/15/2010

Wayne of Lauderhill, Florida USA asks...

When should an indirect free kick be awarded as opposed to a direct free kick?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/14/2010

Dennis Hume of Colchester, Essex UK asks...

The ball was in the middle of four players (two from each side) one player call 'MINE' this caused the other three players to stop attacking the ball, so I stopped the game a awarded an indirect free kick against the player. But after the game both ...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/13/2010

Sean of Valencia, california US asks...

Offside question.
The law states:
A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball
touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee,
involved in active play by:
¢ interferin...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 2/13/2010

George of Charlotte, NC us asks...

I'll try to briefly explain the scenario and how I handled it, as the center referee; a Red player in taking of a PK in the PK phase of the match, begins her forward motion just prior to my whistle. I attempted to quickly whistle again and did as she...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/12/2010

Steven of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Can the ref after playing advantage at the next stoppage send a player off?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/8/2010

Myron Chwe of tuscaloosa, al usa asks...

Verbal distraction/deceit.

If an player yells at an opponent to distract him, or simulates being a teammate by calling for a 'drop', certainly that is USB.

Take, however, the circumstance of the trick corner kick: player A1 walks o...

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