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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/2/2025

Crebs Crem of Zagreb , Croatia asks...

Hi,

My questions is about goalkeeper's handling the ball for the second time after the ball was released into play.

The attacking team crosses the ball into goal area, the goalkeeper slaps the ball outside the penalty area, cha...

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Law 3 - The Players 5/1/2025

A. Povi of The villages, Fl USA asks...

Can we put our #9 in goal to defend a penalty. Then immediatly change their positions back at the restart?
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Law 11 - Offside 4/29/2025

David of LAKE WORTH, FL United States asks...

A player from team A is in an offside position. A pass is played directly to this player from within a group of players from both team A and team B. Neither the ARs or the center referee knows for sure which team played the ball to the player in an...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/28/2025

Doug Crawford of Folsom, CA United States asks...

Hi there- in his answer to this question about the offside player, Richard Dawson says "Yes the holding occurred, but it was adjudged as -after- the PIOP was identified as being restricted."
The description of the PIOP as “restricted” makes a l...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 4/23/2025

Soccer Mom of Saratoga Springs, UT United States asks...

Team 2 was awarded a penalty due to a foul in the box. Everyone was set up for the penalty. After the whistle a girl from Team 2 ran up to take the penalty then ran over the bill without touching it. Another play on the team then ran up to take the p...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/23/2025

Larry of Danville, CA United States asks...

I’m having a minor debate with a fellow referee and am interested in your insight. Does an attempt to play a ball that should be easily controlled by a defender, but who doesn't actually touch the ball, reset offside? The actual play was as follows: ...

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Law 17 - The Corner Kick 4/16/2025

Andrew Bower of Worksop, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom asks...

For a corner tha law states the ball should be in the corner area. If in modern play the ball is only touching or bisecting the line isn't that out of the area in the same way as a ball not wholly in the goal( not OVER the line) is not a goal because...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/15/2025

Dima of Saanich, B.C. Canada asks...

The attacker with the ball tries to take the ball to his left being the right of the defender opposite him . He loses or passes around me the ball to the right and the defender's momentum also went to that direction but he fell into a split with left...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/13/2025

Matt of Portland , OR US asks...

Hello. I really need your insight into whether this constituted a foul. It ended up costing us a game last night. Here’s the scenario. Attacking forward has a clear line to goal and is running 100% and is now in the penalty box. Defender is running f...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/6/2025

Axim of Albuquerque, NM USA asks...

The goalkeeper for our team does an unorthodox control is maintained when a goalie bounces the ball and then is distributing via the drop kick, any challenging or impeding the distribution should be a violation. Is there a reason why this approach ...

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