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High School 12/17/2017

Abby Stapleton of Charlotte, NC USA asks...

Why don't they make goalkeeper gloves with the sticky material of football gloves/is it allowed?...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/17/2017

Eugene of San Jose, CALIFORNIA United States asks...

If a defender is temporarily off the field of play behind the goal line, and the play goes the other way, resetting the offside, does the player have an implicit permission to re-enter?

How should the AR line up in this case? Would he have t...

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 12/16/2017

Nikhil of Kansas City, KS United States asks...

Hello,

A goalkeeper gains possession of the ball from an attacker, injures him/herself in the process, and goes down inside the penalty area with the ball in hand. Referee stops play because the GK has possession and no potential attack can ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/16/2017

Aaron of Houston, TX USA asks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvT6W-7FbWE At 2:46, there is a blatant pull on the jersey. Yet there referee does not signal advantage and does not seem like they would call this even out side the penalty box. Should a penalty kick be called?

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Law 17 - The Corner Kick 12/14/2017

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Ive always been troubled by the trick corner kick (especially at young ages). I can think of 3 scenarios & only the 3rd gives me trouble, but what do you think?

1. A1 walks to the corner. A2 yells "Ill take the kick". A1 nonchalantly rol...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/14/2017

Tom Schaller of River Forest, IL USA asks...

Thank you for your answers. I recall the play as the PIOP being at least 5 yards away at the time the defender tries to clear the ball. So in my opinion play should have continued.

I would say until a few years ago the defender had to have c...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/14/2017

anon of altadena, ca us asks...

The questioner did not say who was called OS. But he did say that the teammate who initially took the PK was in front of him at the time of the follow up shot. It is possible that it was that teammate who was called OS for blocking the vision of th...

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High School 12/13/2017

Jeff Reiner of Captain Cook, Hawaii USA asks...

An attacker is NOT in an offside position when his teammate touches/kicks the ball toward the goal. The attacker runs in an offside position before the ball arrives. Is it an offside foul?...

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Other 12/13/2017

Tony of Whitehorse, Yukon Canada asks...

Futsal!!!

A goalie may only have possession for 4 seconds in his own half and may only play the ball once until it touches an opposing player. However, if he is in the attacking zone or the opposing zone he can play as a normal player.
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/13/2017

Salvador Flores of Indianapolis, Indiana United States asks...

I had a question, its a scenario question. If a forward shoots the ball into the goal and as the ball is going the keeper throws his soccer cleat to stop the ball from going in and it stops it, what is the correct call or restart? Is it a pk or an in...

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