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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 8/23/2010

Chris Burns of Middletown, Ohio United States of America asks...

Trickery on a corner kick? Attacking team is setting up to take a corner kick. Player places ball and steps back. She is clearly ready to kick. Coach yells 'Have Sue take the kick'. Within seconds of this comment the player kicks the ball about 15 ya...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/6/2010

Steven of Sydney, Nsw Australia asks...

When offside restarted after
a controled pass ??? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/12/2010

Brian Auer of Pittsburgh, PA USA asks...

In the scenario provided, we have an IFK awarded where the GK handled a ball kicked to him by a teammate.

The IFK is taken, the ball on the way into the goal, when a defender is judged to have deliberately handled the ball, resulting in a co...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/12/2010

Doug Anderson of Orillia, Ontario Canada asks...

'...on the taking of the kick...' -
If the questioner meant the kick awarded after the deliberate kick to the keeper, this should have been an INDIRECT free kick,from inside the penalty area, right?

So, the handling on the goal line -...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/8/2010

Brian of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada asks...

This might not get posted since it's not so much a question but a rebuttal to Erik but when I watched that game I was very disappointed - to me it was cheating or at the very least poor sportsmanship. At that level if he could get his hand out to st...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/8/2010

stopgap of sydney, nsw australia asks...

I received conflicting answers from the referees re this question. From a goal kick the goalie's team mate receives the ball in the attacking half whilst he is in an offside position. He would not be offside. However in this case,the ball hits a defe...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/7/2010

Brian Lewis of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada asks...

This situation refers to aU12 boys rec game and I would like your opinion of my assessment of the situation. The play was in the PA and an attacker kicked toward the net. A defender attempted to play the ball but wasn't successful and the ball defl...

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Law 5 - The Referee 6/27/2010

Sal of Murfreesburo, TN USA asks...

Hello. I am a state referee. I was disappointed in the performance of the Hungarian referee in the USA/GHANA match. I felt he missed several critical elbows in the face that would have resulted in red cards for Ghana. In particular, in the overtim...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/21/2010

Melvin H. of Colo. Springs, Colorado U.S.A. asks...

I wonder what the esteemed panel thought of the call in the 85th/86th minute of the USA-Slovenia match a few days ago? I am still trying to figure out: (A) What was called, (B) What did the Malian referee see from his position [on the replay, he ...

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