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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/12/2019

Peter Shaw of Paget, Paget Bermuda asks...

When the goalkeeper takes the ball in their hands, during play, how long do they have before releasing the ball. I know they can take as many steps as they want but often they seem to take a lot of time before putting it back into play. ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/12/2019

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

Thank you for your answers.

I saw in low level league similar situation last week. Ref went back to the place A. He explained, that the ball touch was before the foul. Therefore the advantage is over. The foul came after.

I underst...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/11/2019

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

The potential problem with delayed offside calls when VAR is in use.

The recent Australia v Italy Womens WC match highlights a potential major issue with the directive to hold off on indicating offside, until a goal is scored or play breaks ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/11/2019

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Is this a indication of the future regarding set piece play?

In the Spain v South Africa Women's WC match, Spain had a DFK where they set a 'wall' players in front of the Sth A 'wall' (that had more then three players) a notable distance awa...

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Other 6/10/2019

Melvin H. of Colorado Springs, Colorado U. S. A. asks...

Im getting tired of players surrounding the referee and/or the AR on calls; I know that it might be impossible to have a similar situation to rugby officials when it comes to this.
In ice hockey theres a "referees crease", a 10-foot half circl...

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Other 6/10/2019

Melvin H. of Colorado Springs, Colorado U. S. A. asks...

Following up on the question, does familiarity with the players or teams help officials minimize abuse in matches? If a referee has done a number of games with a team or player(s) over a period of time, does that help the players and coaches know th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/10/2019

Melvin H. of Colorado Springs, Colorado U. S. A. asks...

I thought I read that, starting either 2017/18 or 2018/18, that non-players"coaches, trainers, managers, etc."will be shown yellow or red cards.
Is this true, and if so what rule is this under?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/10/2019

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

Hello,

my question is about advantage and place of restart.

Situation:
Player A is fouled and passes ball to his teammate B. Defender touches this ball and at the same time (or after a while) fouls player B. Where is place of re...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/10/2019

Gary of nashua, nh usa asks...

It seems that a growing number of players/coaches believe any type of shoulder contact is legal. I have always been taught that reckless and even red card offenses can occur with any body part. To me, a legal shoulder challenge involves an attempt to...

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Law 17 - The Corner Kick 6/9/2019

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

New laws:

In watching a men's international and women's World Cup action this weekend, it seems to me the refs were using whistle restarts on basic free kicks, even in the midfield. Also, strangely, on corner kicks. Men: USA vs Equador and w...

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