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League Specific 5/15/2019

Jim of Hollywood, MD USA asks...

We have issued a red card and informed the player that they are suspended for next weeks game.

The game was postponed due to weather.

Is the player to sit the next available game or can he claim that he sat the one week and that i...

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Law 5 - The Referee 5/15/2019

Andy Colbridge of Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland asks...

How long is the referee in charge after the game, can a referee send off a player after the game , what is the cut off point ...

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High School 5/14/2019

Lisset of Bastrop, Texas United States asks...

I broke my left radius and now Im wearing a hard cast. I was wondering if I was still allowed to play soccer in school with the hard cast wrapped ?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/14/2019

Osman Tanburacı of London, United Kingdom asks...

Hi there. I want to ask about a conduct me and my friends have been arguing on about. Two players running towards the penalty area shoulder on shoulder while the attacking player in possession of the ball. He gets a little ahead and raises his right ...

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Other 5/13/2019

joshua of nunya bizniss, california usa asks...

How is it possible for Gary Lineker to have played a 20 year, 550+ game career and never receive a single booking of any sort? Recently saw this fact somewhere. How can a person play 20 years professionally and with the types of fouls referees are gi...

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Law 6 - The Other Match Oficials 5/13/2019

joshua of nunya bizniss, california usa asks...

question regarding AR flag signal mechanics when calling a penalty kick.

i know it isn't listed in the LOTG, but in my area we still tend to do the 'skirt' AR signal for a penalty kick rather than the official signal of wiggling the flag for...

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Other 5/13/2019

Mary Ramirez-de-Arellano of DAMASCUS, MD United States asks...

According to players and some coworkers I have trouble with foul recognition. Sometimes I catch the second foul, not the first one. Or I 'misinterpret' an event. I want to improve my confidence as a referee.

I have never played soccer ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/13/2019

Tim Peters of San Antonio, TX USA asks...

I had a defender in the penalty box make a high kick while trying to clear the ball with another player challenging. The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot, I said why is it a PK, dangerous play should be a indirect kick.
Th...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 5/12/2019

engin ataman of olympia, WA United States asks...

during a penalty kick... both team members clearly commit encroachment offence. the kick hits the post and bounces right back to the penalty taker. Therefore he touches the ball before anyone else and it is also an offence.

The law says, if...

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Law 16 - The Goal Kick 5/11/2019

Stephen Sheldon of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Hi

My question is about goal kicks.

I was told today by a Level 2 referees coach that the only players allowed in the box during a goal kick are the goal keeper and the kicker (if the kicker is not the goalkeeper). That is, a maximu...

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