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VAR Video Assistant Referee AskTheRef.com Q & A Regarding "VAR" or "Video Assistant" 1 - 10 of 479 Questions with Answers [Next] Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/3/2023 Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks... Here's a great example of a play that divides opinions right down the middle. "Clear penalty" say many of the commenters. "Defending free kick" say the others. I'm wondering if it will split the panel into two camps! Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/26/2023 AEK Fan Club Of NY of ASTORIA, NY USA asks... Following up on the previous question, found a video with the entire timeline before the red team scored. 25" in the yellow player is elbowed on the neck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7ejoMCi6g still photo here htt... Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/26/2023 AEK Fan Club Of NY of ASTORIA, NY USA asks... Hello Ref: Masa from Italy (FIFA Elite) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlic3Du51M Questions: 1. 2' 5" is it a penalty for the team in red? None given 2. 3' 22" is it a red card or yellow card against... Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 3/9/2023 Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks... Thank you. The VAR assessment is a bit strange. Imagine that there is an attacker A15 alone. A15 shoots wide. Then VAR seems to be silent. Everything changes defender B8. A little unfair, it seems. :-) Have a nice day!... Read The Full Q & A Law 14 - The Penalty kick 3/8/2023 Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks... Hello, I'm suprisingly here again. Tuesday inspired me. We all know what I'm going to write about :-) VAR handbook says this about penalty kicks: Encroachment can only be reviewed if: • an attacker who enc... Read The Full Q & A Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 3/2/2023 Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks... Hi, I wish to ask a question regarding APP concept of VAR protocol. Assume that team A is taking a free kick. Before the free kick is taken, player B2 takes down player A5 inside the penalty area but the referee misses it. Imme... Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 2/18/2023 Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks... Thanks! One more thing please. Part of the rule 1: 'Lines to be not more than 12 cm (5 ins) wide.' Part 2: 'A defending player who leaves the field of play without the referee’s permission shall be considered to be on the g... Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/5/2023 Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks... Hi, I have a question regarding VAR review for a potential red card. Assume that player A5 fouls on player B10. In the opinion of VAR, it is a red card but the referee misses the foul and keeps the game going. Then, team B retai... Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 1/18/2023 AEK Fan Club Of NY of ASTORIA, NY USA asks... Thank you for your replies. IMHO the white player clearly dived, he had no intention to play the ball, he turned his body, closed his eyes, and prayed to get kicked. The initial call by the ref was no penalty, and while #21 white (the victim) ye... Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/20/2022 Marc Boman of Walpole, MA USA asks... In added time at the end of the second half of the Argentina v. France World Cup championship game, there was an uncalled event that looked a lot like misconduct under Law 12’s prohibition against initiating “a deliberate trick by causing the ball to... Read The Full Q & A [Next]

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