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3/12/2010

richard jenkins of clapham, england asks...

in our game on sunday both goalkeepers were wearing green tops so the ref asked one to wear a bib. why? i can't see what the problem is as both players are the length of the pitch apart.
rgds richard...

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3/11/2010

Kevin Wu of Shanghai, Shanghai China asks...

I think that if two players of the same team fight each other on the pitch when the ball is in play (e.g., Kieren Dyer and Lee Bowyer), the referee should award the other team an indirect free kick at the place where the fight occurs. Is this correct...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 3/4/2010

Hogrod of Great Falls, MT USA asks...

You have awarded a corner kick. Before the kick can be taken, time runs out for the first half. What action should you take?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/4/2010

Darren of Boksburg, Gauteng South Africa asks...

If there is a high boot in the box. Is it a penalty or an indirect free kick?...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/4/2010

Joe Griego of Bishop, CA USA asks...

Wow, it actually happened! The one scenario that I always hear debated at referee classes, where a goal kick is taken, it leaves the penalty area(therefore it is in play), and the wind blows it back into the kicking team's net without being touched ...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/4/2010

Dave of des moines, ia us asks...

Wind blows goal kick into own goal after exiting PA (assumed) with no other touches.
Yes, it does happen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYJttBJq6lw&feature=topvideos
No goal right?
Restart with corner kick?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/3/2010

gray of pearl, ms usa asks...

Can a goal be scored on a goal kick if it leaves the box, the wind catches it and the ball goes into your own goal. What if it doesn't leave the box?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/3/2010

Peter of South Pasadena, CA USA asks...

A player who is lying on the ground kicks the ball. What is the restart?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/2/2010

Patrick of Louisville, KY United States asks...

When a field player is in their own box but commits a handball outside of the penalty box (by reaching his or her hand across the line) is this a PK or a kick outside of the box where the ball was handled?

Similarly, If a goalie stands in th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/2/2010

Larry Beguin of Swansboro, NC United States asks...

If a ball is struck by a player from either team while in the Keeper's box on the pitch, and that ball then strikes the arm of a defensive player, however inadvertant the touch may be, is such a touch considered a 'handball' and the attacking team aw...

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