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Law 11 - Offside 8/28/2010

Mark of N. Plainfield, NJ USA asks...

I guess I should have a bit more clear with my question. I understand the offside rule but I guess my question should have been, what are the proper mechanics in a situation like this? Here's a situation:

An offensive player is in an offside...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/27/2010

Mike of Chino Hills, CA USA asks...

How stringently should a referee enforce encroachment during the penalty kick? In his answer, Referee McHugh mentioned that it appeared that the encroachment was accepted by either team, and may be considered trifling. I've heard similar arguments,...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/27/2010

Jorge A. Lorza of Las Vegas, NV USA asks...

A substitute who is warming up behind his own net when his team is in danger of conceding a goal, enters the playing field and prevents the goal with his foot. What action will the referee take?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/27/2010

Dave of Des Moines, IA US asks...

Can you give a brief explanation of the Advice to the Referees?

I'm just a little confused as to why there are both. Is it just a detailed version of the laws?

Do all countries have there own set of details of the LOTG?

My ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/27/2010

stopgap of sydney, nsw australia asks...

I was refereeing a match recently with no ARs and mistakenly blew for offside(there was a defender standing by the sideline keeping the attackers onside). As you would expect the attackers pointed to the defender. I still gave the indirect free kick ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/26/2010

Ahmed Hakami of NYC, New York USA asks...

Dear Sir/Madam,

A goal was scored in which one of the offense players committed a foul that deserves a red card. The referee approved the goal and sent off the player for what he did during the attack the resulted on a goal.

If I ...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/26/2010

Barrie Monks of La Crosse, Wisconsin USA asks...

Defender A attempts to clear the ball up field, it hits the back of degender B and rebounds to an attacker in an off side position. Is he off side? Two thoughts, the attacker is gaining an advantage but the initial clerance from the defender was in...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/25/2010

Mark of N. Plainfield, NJ USA asks...

What would be the proper protocol in this situation? An offensive player is returning from an offside position in the opponents half when a ball is played, but does not become active until he has played a ball in his own half....

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 8/25/2010

Mehmet of London, UK asks...

In a penalty shootout, if the goalkeeper pushes a penalty on to the post, is he allowed to make a second attempt at catching the ball?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/25/2010

Sebastiano of New York, N.Y. 10002 , New York USA asks...

When hitting the ball with your head, are you allowed to open or spread your arms, especially if next to an oppenent?...

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