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League Specific 8/26/2010

Aaron Goldfein of Pittsburgh, PA USA asks...

I have recently taken a job at my college as an intramural soccer official. Since then, I have learned that the coordinator only assigns two officials to each match, feeling that the smaller than normal fields don't require three officials (and, I as...

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League Specific 8/23/2010

Liza Owens of Baltimore, MD Baltimore asks...

Are yellow cards used in U9 girls travel soccer? Can a ref make a parent leave for talking to another parent about the yellow card situation?

What can do done if there was obvious favoritism in a soccer tournament?

Long story-sho...

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League Specific 8/22/2010

Rob of Houston, TX USA asks...

Is there a rule about where parents can sit while on the side line? Can they be along the sideline near the corner?...

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League Specific 8/21/2010

alan of glasgow, britain asks...

i got a 6 game ban at the end of the season last year,already served 3,my team played a friendly during the week which i was told i couldny play in because of my suspension,surely this should count as 1 of my suspensions...i might add i am not proud ...

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League Specific 8/20/2010

Kathy walsh of Sydney, Nsw Australia asks...

Our boys just played their semi final game and with 2 minutes to go a penalty was awarded to our team. The other team didn't agree and the coach stormed onto the field and argued with the ref. After a few minutes of arguing the ref would not change h...

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League Specific 8/19/2010

Pina of maple, ontario canada asks...

Just wondering if a game has been forfeit for not having enough players on the field (7) Does the other team have to pay for this forfeit and if so who gets the money, the league or does it go to the other team....

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League Specific 8/19/2010

Leigh Cook of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

My son received a yellow card in a match which was his 5th for the season. This means he gets a 1 match suspension but he also received a second yellow in the match and was sent off. What I need to know is, does the red card wipe out all yellow cards...

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League Specific 8/16/2010

Vivian Parks of colleyville, TX United States asks...

in a U5 game can both teams be on the same touchline?...

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League Specific 8/12/2010

Jean of Raleigh, NC USA asks...

On a perfect summer evening and on a perfectly lighted field for a cup game, the game is tied after regulation. After O.T ; 2 full 15 min periods; the score remains unchanged. After having done the coin flip to see which team will shoot first from th...

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League Specific 8/8/2010

Ronny Ah-Tive of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Australia asks...

In the fixture for last weekend, the kick-off time was stipulated for 3:00 pm. The match, however, did not kick-off until 3:30 pm because the opposition were having problems putting a team together and as they were the home team, we did not get the ...

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