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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/3/2019

terri d. of oakton, va USA asks...

A couple of questions,

1) after an awarded goal, does the restart require a pass to side or back, or can the player play the ball forward on first touch?

2) a player falls and continues to play the ball on the ground for a few seco...

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High School 4/3/2019

jeff hart of ft worth, tx usa asks...

Our high school rules permit subs on corner kick only if team taking kick elects to sub. Team A advises field ref it elects not to sub. Team B coach checks with sideline judge who mistakenly tells him he can sub.
Team A sets up for corner und...

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High School 4/2/2019

Andreas Miller of Indianola, Iowa United States asks...

I need some help with NFHS rules referring to a disputed goal. I also know that some high school rules vary according to state, so I figured I'd tell you that this occurred in Iowa.

Here's the scenario: It was a high school game and we were ...

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Law 4 - The Players Equipment 3/31/2019

Kulani of san diego , california america asks...

can i wear plastic earring retainers during games?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/30/2019

Sean of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion Wales asks...

A 50/50 with both players making a fair challenge for the ball but unfortunately one comes out with a nasty injury. Should I have issued any disciplinary action for the injury even though the players both made fair challenges to play the ball without...

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League Specific 3/28/2019

maukudi abdullahi of lokoja, kogi nigeria asks...

Good day to every body in the house. please I just want to know. Is the VAR officials are retired referees or still active?...

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High School 3/27/2019

Scott Sallah of Harrisonburg, VA United States asks...

Yellow card on field for USB, injury results. The player who committed the offense must leave the field until the next legal substitution per NFHS rules. The injured player leaves the field and an immediate legal substitution opportunity is created...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/27/2019

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

I'm still not clear on the (reasoning of the) following wording related to offside..

...until the next stoppage in play or until the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside their penalty area..

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/27/2019

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Foul recognition

Keen to hear the panels thoughts on the penalty awarded in the Portugal v Serbia.

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/ronaldo-injured-as-portugal-held-to-draw-by-serbia

Seems to be a coming together that on an...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 3/26/2019

Gary Robinson of Pleasant Grove, UT USA asks...

I had a situation in a match that has me second guessing myself. During a penalty kick, the kicker struck the ball and hit the crossbar of the goal. The ball came directly back to her and she promptly headed the ball into the back of the net. Afte...

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