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High School 9/25/2019

dan of Seattle, Washington United States asks...

Does giving advantage to a team count as a foul when considering persistent infringement later on?...

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High School 9/25/2019

Larry of Danville, CA USA asks...

Thank you for your responses. Richard, to answer you question; it was indeed a dropped ball. A player went down away from the ball and the ref stopped play while one team had uncontested possession. After the player was attended to there was a brief ...

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League Specific 9/24/2019

Larry of Danville, CA USA asks...

I just watched a college game this past weekend. The NCAA rule book does not explain a dropped ball the way IFAB does in Law 8, so I am a little confused.
There was an uncontested dropped ball where the lone player took a couple of touches and th...

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 9/24/2019

martin of stony brook, ny usa asks...

I was told that a new change to IDFK mechanics is that the ref no longer has to keep his/her arm raised for the second touch but only keeps it up until after the initial touch/kick of the ball. Is this true? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2019

Jason C of La Crosse, WI USA asks...

Where do you stand on challenges that involve heavy contact, but are otherwise legal, in rec league games with younger kids? Specifically referring to shoulder charges. Say a charge comes in that's shoulder to shoulder, feet on the ground, ball withi...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/23/2019

Jerry of Los Angeles, CA USA asks...

If an IFK is taken yet the ball does not clearly move, is the correct restart to retake the kick or is it IFK the other direction? I have had players who think IFK is just 'touching' the ball so a teammate stands next to it and touches it with their ...

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Other 9/23/2019

Bridget Merdan of Loretto, Minnesota United States asks...

My son plays keeper primarily. This weekend we played the same team on Sat (home) and Sun (away). One of opposing team members was playing very aggressively (also he was the biggest kid on the field by far). Within the 1st 15 mins of the game he h...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/23/2019

Eugene of San Jose, CA USA asks...

Regarding Law 11, what is the significance of the phrase 'gaining an advantage'? I see it causing confusion with referees and observers interpreting it as some kind of a loophole to call offside on players in the offside position before they get invo...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/23/2019

Pete of Gloucester, Gloucestershire Uk asks...

In Sundays Chelseas Liverpool game the challenge by Adrian on Tammy Abraham. Why was this not a penalty? Full contact by his knees into Abrahams shoulder. If a defender did this challenging for a header it would, in my mind, have been a definite foul...

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League Specific 9/22/2019

Jay Dempsey of Glasgow, UK Scotland asks...

If a player gets sent off the previous game in a Scottish cup game via 2 yellow cards are they eligible for the next Scottish cup game...

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