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Law 5 - The Referee 10/6/2024

Neil Fryatt of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK asks...

Can a referee issue a red card after the game and off the pitch whilst walking back to the changing rooms and not speaking to or notifying the person what the red card is for? The referee was approximately 10yrds from the person concerned and no comm...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/6/2024

Peter Babbage of Hjorring , Denmark asks...

I may have asked this question before ( not sure) but if a player in an offside position attempts to score but misses the ball should he be penalised?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/6/2024

Steve of Stockport, Greater Manchester England asks...

At 45:47 Maddison takes 4 seconds to position the ball for a free kick, at 45:54 the referee blows the whistle to take the free kick. 45:56 re-positions the ball, why is this not handball ?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/5/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

I would like to know something else. The referee wants to play a 'no whistle' free kick. However, the players are not in a hurry. They stand for a few seconds and do not play. They have the ball in the right place. Would you rather demand a ceremonia...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 10/4/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hello,

one more special question please. :-)

The goalkeeper has the ball:

A. between the leg and ground
B. between the body and ground
C. between the leg and the body
D. between the legs above the groun...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 10/4/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hello,

I'm annoying again. Two penalty kick questions please.

Question 1:

Part of Law 14:
- 'The defending goalkeeper must remain on the goal line, facing the kicker, between the goalposts, until the ball is kic...

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Law 5 - The Referee 10/2/2024

Matt of Gettysburg, PA USA asks...

In a recent game, the keeper for our team went down injured, do to a collision with a member of the opposite team. No foul was whistled. The refs allowed play to continue for probably 15-20 seconds, until the other team scored (with our keeper still...

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Mechanics 10/2/2024

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hello,

In a game where VAR exists, player A4 commits a serious foul on player B9 when B9 is one on one with the goalkeeper. However, there was a foul by player B5 on player A10 in the attacking phase of play. In this case, should VAR inter...

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Law 6 - The Other Match Oficials 10/1/2024

Tyler of Vancouver, Bc Canada asks...

Hello,

The other day while I was reffing I noticed one of my ARs using his hand (the hand free of his flag) to signal towards the goal line. I’ve seen this signal before, but I’ve never seen or heard anything of what it actually means. I c...

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Law 7 - The Duration of the Match 9/29/2024

David Little of Milton Keynes , Bucks UK asks...

Saw a match this afternoon. In the last minute the goalkeeper elbows an opposition player in the face. Referee gives the goalie a red card. He doesn't award a penalty but instead blows the final whistle to end the match.
His explanation was tha...

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