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High School 10/22/2018

Ron of Milwaukee, WI USA asks...

Scenario: Opposing players' feet/legs tangled resulting in the defender going down and the ball hitting his foot resulting in an own goal. It appears on film that both players were playing fairly and the entanglement was unintentional. Neither player...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/22/2018

Jeffrey of Morristown, TN United States asks...

Can you guys settle a discussion? Someone posed this question in a FB group, and there are a lot of different opinions on how to handle it. I'd love to hear from the experts on this:

Attacking player has space around him at the top of the pe...

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Law 17 - The Corner Kick 10/22/2018

Patrick of Portage, MI USA asks...

I had an incident in a game the other day. A player goes to take a corner kick. He touches the ball and it moves slightly. Then it is yelled that another player take the kick instead by the coach. The second player comes over and plays them live ball...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 10/22/2018

Garth Turner of Belfast, Northern Ireland asks...

When taking a throw in, is it legal to have both heels touching the touch line, while the rest of the foot is on the playing area?...

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Law 7 - The Duration of the Match 10/21/2018

jacob of eugene, or usa asks...

is a referee required to tell players how much time is left in a half? i get so tired of players constantly asking me how much time is left in a half, especially near the end of it when i get asked repeatedly. usually it is distracting me from the ga...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/21/2018

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Why only a yellow?

Wondering why Referee Moss only issued a yellow for the challenge by Man City defender Vincent Kompany.

https://www.yoursoccerdose.com/2018/10/20/manchester-city-vs-burnley-highlights/

What is it about t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/20/2018

Clive Donald of Doncaster, S.Yorkshire asks...

Winger has ran into the penelty area and he is slightly ahead of the 2 defenders. He puts in a low cross then both defenders slide in and do not touch the ball and makes contact with player deemed as reckless tackle. The passed ball went to the CB. ...

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Other 10/20/2018

steve of oakland, CA usa asks...

What should you do if you don't trust your assistant referees competency?

I did a game today that was a youth league game, only U-14, but it was still a competitive match and not only competitive but the highest level competitive league at t...

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High School 10/20/2018

steve of oakland, CA usa asks...

why does high school feel the need to have different rules from FIFA/IFAB that all other youth leagues use? why do they make referees have to remember two sets of rules?...

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High School 10/19/2018

Derek of Cary, IL USA asks...

Just so I'm not crazy, I need to ask this question:

What is the proper positioning on a PK using 2 Referees?

I was trail ref when the lead ref called a PK. He set up next to the penalty spot and told me to go to the goal line. Kee...

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