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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 8/28/2010

rex of colleyville, tx usa asks...

If the goalkeeper handles the ball while standing over (inside) the goal, but the ball is only partially over the goal line, does it count as a goal?

question arises from this scenario: corner kick to goalie, who catches ball while standing...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 8/24/2010

edward levene of london, england asks...

i watched a game on my local park the refree gave a direct free to one of the sides the ball was on the side of the penalty area. As the ball was delived in by the team their own player went towards the ball and was headed in the goal as this allowed...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 8/15/2010

daniel bruns of warrington, Cheshire England asks...

Can a team score direct from a restart? Without the need to pass to team member?...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 8/11/2010

James of Beaverton, Oregon USA asks...

On a Penalty Kick - if the ball doesn't cross the whole of the goal line but does hit the left then the right cross bar, it it a goal?...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 7/10/2010

Anonymous of Anonymous, Anonymous Anonymous asks...

This is a hypothetical question! Let's say, the goalkeeper is standing in front of the goal line, the ball is played, the goalie catches the ball with his hands, but the ball is struck with so much force, that the goalie is thrown back into the goal ...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 7/2/2010

Gabriel of las vegas, nv usa asks...

If a player other than the goal keeper uses his hands to stop the ball from going in the goal, does it count as a score because the ball was going in before it was stopped? ie. Uruguay vs Ghana. July 2 2010 in overtime....

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 6/4/2010

Steve Cichon of Tinley Park, Illinois USA asks...

An attacking team member takes a shot from outside the 18 to an upper 90 location of the goal. The keeper catches the ball in mid air and falls into the goal, crossing the end line with the ball in his possession. The ball and the keeper are clearly ...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/27/2010

Sanjay of Bangalore, Karanataka India asks...

Is it a goal when the football passes the goal line in the air & if the goalkeeper without crossing the goal line manage to stop the ball from touching the net?(the ball is in the air) ...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 4/29/2010

Philip Fukushima of Kailua Kona, HI USA asks...

My questions is more to issue of how the goal was scored. I recently did a game as an AR and signaled a goal on a play of the same nature. Shot hit the crossbar came down over the goal line and then bounced back into the field of play (back spin). Th...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 4/29/2010

Tn Parent of Middle, Tn US asks...

Just a note -- we once played a 3x3 tournament that had tournament specific rules like that. Played without a keeper, with a half circle in front of the net. If a player entered the circle, it was a point for the other team. If the ball came to a ...

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