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Other 8/20/2019

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

1000% agree with Matt - It's a warm and fuzzy feeling when you can connect a part of your match (mental or physical) with something learnt from this site.

Also - Ref Dawson unleashed his favourite line for the first time in a while ...'your ...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/20/2019

Pete of Gloucester, UK asks...

VAR offside. In the Wolves v Man Utd game the offside VAR pictures showed the vertical line to assess whether the player was in an offside position taken from a line aligned with the back of the ball. I thought the rule was if the player is in front ...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/19/2019

John Ashworth of cambridge, Cambridgeshire UK asks...

As I understand it, a player is offside if he is in an offside position at the moment that the ball is kicked by the passing player. That moment is when the passing player's boot first touches the ball.
VAR imagery concentrates exclusively on the...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 8/19/2019

Rocky of Mumbai, Maharashtra India asks...

Q1. In a penalty kick, can the kicker score a goal if the ball has rebounded off the post?

Q2. As per the new laws, since defending players are allowed to receive the ball inside the penalty area, what if the goalkeeper accidentally throws t...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/17/2019

Tony of Minneapolis, MN USA asks...

If a team/player is unaware if a restart is DFK or IDFK despite your use/absence of the raised hand IDFK signal and they ask you what the restart is, should you tell the player? Or what if the coach tells them incorrect information regarding the rest...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 8/17/2019

Douglas Wix of Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom asks...

Hi. I am aware v.a.r.can decide on penalty retakes during normal play if the keeper is off his line but does this apply to penalty kicks in a shoot out or is it up to the 2 officials as A drain was well off his line when he saved pen against Chelsea....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/16/2019

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

A friend described the following that had happened in his match. He is part of team Red.

Blue 8 was in possession of the ball, when Red 6 kicked Blue 8 in the leg while attempting to gain the ball. Referee calls (and apparently motions with ...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 8/15/2019

Jose hernandez of Duarte, Ca Usa asks...

1. Just Before a kick-off an opponent enters the circle.what would be the restart?

2. The ball is in play from a penalty kick when?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/15/2019

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

Hello,

I have one question. The goalkeeper unintentionally touches the ball with his hand outside the penalty area.

What is the referee's decision?

Thank you very much!...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/15/2019

bryan wade of cincinnati, OH USA asks...

I am in an onside position when the ball is played to my team mate, during the flight of the pass to my team mate I drift offside.
The ball strikes my team mate in the back of his head whilst I am still in an offside position.
The ball travel...

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