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High School 7/30/2019

George of Boonton, New Jersey USA asks...

When a coach is disqualified from the game and refuses to leave the playing area, the following can occur:
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Law 3 - The Players 7/27/2019

Fidel Jaary of Auckland, New Zealand asks...

Hi Sir,

I have two questions I wish you to answer

1- if a player gets injured (head knock), he was attended by the physio, does he need to leave the field of play.

2- A defender commits a reckless tackle against a striker, ...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 7/25/2019

Hussain Anwer of Muscat, Select state Oman asks...

Can a player throw-in from 2-3 metres far from touch line?...

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Other 7/24/2019

Tony of Minneapolis, MN USA asks...

I wrote this comment nearly a year ago to the day and I have the same tournament coming up this weekend. I assume this tournament will still have this 'mercy rule' in effect. It's not a real mercy rule where the game ends, but if a team scores more t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/23/2019

Peter Graham of Austin, Texas USA asks...

What happens if the ball is in play then the attacker runs out of play to get around the defender and the defender runs out of play and fouls the attacker? Would the free kick be taken at the spot of the foul (out of play)? Follow up, what would happ...

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Law 17 - The Corner Kick 7/21/2019

Kara of Ottawa, Ontario Canada asks...

[No Ref game]
The ball was going out, off of the opposing team, and my teammate defended the position to the ball, without touching it, until it went out of bounds. The opponent said he saw the ball touch my teammate's shirt before it went out. T...

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Other 7/21/2019

gary of Nashua, NH usa asks...

Should a ref continue the game if he has been assaulted in any way, provided he/she has sent the offending part off and is physically okay?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/20/2019

Dave Mirren of Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia asks...

An attacker is standing in an offside position just beyond the halfway line.

A teammate plays a through ball, which the attacker chases, and touches near the opposing goalline.

Is the free kick awarded near halfway where the attacke...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/20/2019

Grant Rae of Montrose, Angus United Kingdom asks...

The ref has blown for half time then the assistant calls him over for a penalty, should the penalty be taken?, as the half is over!...

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 7/17/2019

Shaun of Melbourn, Australia asks...

I was involved in a theory test and I had this multiple choice question:
A player takes a free kick from inside the goal line the ball hits the referee and enters the goal what decision should the referee make?
A order the free kick to be re...

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