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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/21/2023

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

Hello there - I wanted some advice on how to evaluate and call slide tackles. Unfortunately, or fortunately, you cannot see through my eyes what I saw in my recent match. Nonetheless, I seem to be calling these slide tackles different from the majo...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/18/2023

Colin Davies of Brighton , Sussex England asks...

Can a player be sin binned before kickoff and if so can his team replace him with a substitute?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/10/2023

Peter Babbage of Hjorring , Denmark asks...

I would like to know who is responsible for the conduct of spectators? Probably wrong but I had a feeling that at a high level where there is a fairly large crowd it is the home team’s responsibility.
Here though I am referring to a 14 year old...

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Law 4 - The Players Equipment 4/10/2023

Robert Acosta of LAKE FOREST, CA United States asks...

A player was noticed without shin guards during the warm up. The referee told him to get his shin guards before the start of the game. During the game, the same player scored a goal. Right before the kick off, the AR notified the referee that the pl...

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4/9/2023

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

Hello,

one 'restart' question, please.

Part of the 12.4 rule:

If the ball is in play and a player commits a PHYSICAL OFFENCE inside the field of play against:

•an opponent – an INDIRECT or direct free kick...

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High School 4/3/2023

Ryan Brenneman of Charlotte , NC USA asks...

Is this DOGSO? Denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity

4a NC high school conference game. My team is in black. My striker gets an over the top pass that catches the opposing team out of place. She controls it and it is off to the races...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/2/2023

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hi,

In situation 2, let us assume that the passing between player A and B went very quick and player A could score in less than 3-4 second after the ball accidentally hit his/her arm. In this case, when interpreting the ball, I guess the r...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/21/2023

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hello,

I would like to ask a question about accidental handball by the attacking team in DOGSO situations.

Assume that an attacker is 1-on-1 with the goalkeeper inside the penalty area but the ball accidentally hits the attacker...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/21/2023

Damianos of Athens, Attiki Greece asks...

I was under the impression that a deliberate handball was always a yellow card.

I checked the laws of the game though, and there is no mention for yellow card on handball unless the hand stops a promising attack.

Would a case l...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/20/2023

John Brown of Nashville, Tennessee United States asks...

I was refereeing a men's game and mostly letting them play. Play was sometimes physical but well controlled. Emotions were in check.

In the 69th minute two players chased down a loose ball at a high rate of speed. The Yellow player tack...

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