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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/1/2018

David Israel of San Jose, CA USA asks...

I don't think your answers have cleared up the question I was asking. I found http://asktheref.com/Soccer%20Rules/Question/18110 and this seems a common point of confusion worth more detail.

'If the ball is within playing distance the player...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 8/1/2018

Peter Babbage of Hjorring , Denmark asks...

Recently in a girls game she took a couple of steps towards the touch line . She then did a forward somersault and hurled the ball forwards. As far as I could tell when releasing the ball she had both feet on the ground, , the ball went directly over...

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Law 1- The Field 7/30/2018

bob of los angeles, ca usa asks...

if a field uses those corner flags that are spring loaded with a base, that causes the flag to bend back and forth with the wind rather than standing straight upright, what should the referee allow if the flag is in the way of a corner kicker?
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/30/2018

bob of los angeles, ca usa asks...

i frequently will do advantage calls where i give advantage, but then will call the foul back to the original spot because i feel advantage is lost quickly. i probably do this more often than other referees

in a game this weekend i was the A...

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Law 1- The Field 7/30/2018

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

At least in our area, the gridiron football uprights can be pivoted 180º, so they are not anywhere near the soccer crossbar. Others should check into this option.

I now carry a roll of rope in my ref bag, so it can be be used as a pulling d...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/30/2018

Zluvka of Liberec, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Attacker runs with the ball to the goal. Defender runs just behind him. Attacker deliberately stops the move. Defender charges him from behind because he cannot stop.

Is it attacker's or defender's foul?

Thanks!...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/30/2018

David Israel of San Jose, CA USA asks...

Regarding http://asktheref.com/Soccer%20Rules/Question/29295/ I have a son playing up an age group and so maybe biased but I am increasingly perplexed why soccer allows any contact from behind a player. First there was FIFA's failed attempt to have r...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 7/28/2018

Doug Crawford of Oakland, CA US asks...

Hello - We have American football goals overhanging on a few of our fields, perhaps 3-4 yards into the goal area, and a few yards above the soccer crossbar. We have a standing league rule that a ball that touches the American football goal is automa...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 7/26/2018

Jeanne Turner of Mount Shasta, CA United States asks...

My Referee organization has conflicting information about the term 'kicked'.. one instructor says the ball must be 'struck' by the foot an other says the ball my be 'rolled' by the foot.. just so long as the ball moves out of it 'foot print'. We nee...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/25/2018

Christos Dimos of Hamburg, Hambrug Deutschland asks...

whether this was offside or not, the ref first gave the goal, as you can see by the reaction of the PAOK players after talking to the linesman.
After a bit he revises his decision to offside.

Is this valid? I thought in football there is...

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