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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/7/2017

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

How good is this commentators knowledge (about restarts) !

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/11/07/no-grudge-against-muscat-says-ben-khalfallah

Also, thoughts on the penalty welcomed.
Obstruction with contact = DFK, so...

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Law 3 - The Players 11/6/2017

Eugene of San Jose, CA USA asks...

US Soccer recommends small-sided games for youth players. http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/parents/lawsofthegame/

However, it doesn't appear to be an allowed modification by IFAB LOTG http://theifab.com/laws/modifications-to-the-laws/chapters/mo...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/6/2017

stan of BASILDON, Essex United Kingdom asks...

(in the penalty area)
the scenario:
a defending player slips over on wet grass, on his way to the floor he collides with an opposition player knocking him over, there is no intention to a) fall over, b) collide with the opposition player.
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Law 5 - The Referee 11/6/2017

John of La, La Usa asks...

Should a center referee ever call his own offside or wave down an AR's offside call?

Like if a center happened to be up at the defenders line and saw a player is clearly offside but the AR misses it, or the center referee clearly sees that ...

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Law 16 - The Goal Kick 11/6/2017

Edward Clancy of Elmsford, ny USA asks...

At a recent game, the goalkeeper took a goal kick but the ball did not leave the box but it did cross the goal line. The referee restarted with a retake of the goal kick, was this correct, I thought we should have been awarded a corner kick.
Than...

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High School 11/6/2017

Tony of Sandwich, MA USA asks...

Is it mandatory in Massachusetts high school games that fans must watch from the other side of the field, where the team benches are not?...

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High School 11/6/2017

Tony of Sandwich, MA USA asks...

What is the NFHS ruling of what the correct retart is when a goalkeeper has possession of the ball and play stops due to an injury?...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 11/6/2017

Ben Grover of Clayton, CA United States asks...

During Kicks from the Penalty Mark, can a team rotate more than one goalkeeper?

I believe the Law talks about replacing a keeper, but it is unclear to me whether that replaced player can then take over again as keeper....

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 11/5/2017

Muhammad Rizwan of Abbottabad, Abbottabad Pakistan asks...

R/Sir, During a match here while delaying the throw-in the referee not caution the player straight given a IDFK to the opponent team. I think it should had be treated like first he should caution the player for delay tactics and then if he repeat it ...

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Law 6 - The Other Match Oficials 11/5/2017

Daniel Shaffer of Roseville, CA USA asks...

Is there anything in the rules that would prevent the two assistant referees from switching their sides at the half of a game? I would think in the interest of fairness, this shouldn't happen, but it did occur in our game today. ...

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