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Law 11 - Offside 11/9/2017

Darren curtis of Auckland, New Zealand asks...

Where is the game restarted if I was in an offside position in the oppositions half,
But when I receive the ball I am in my own half.
The rules says it is where the offense took place even if that's in your own half
But you can not c...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/8/2017

Mike of Pemberton , Western Australia Australia asks...

Tonight I gave a yellow card followed by a red card for verbal abuse against my AR then myself getting verbally abused . My AR raised his flag signaling off side . As I didnt have clear sight of the infringement I honoured my ARs decision and it caus...

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Law 5 - The Referee 11/7/2017

Matthew of Ogbomoso, Oyo Nigeria asks...

If a red player is on the ground after coliding with his team mate and blue is about to score please what should the ref blow here. is it fair play or should allow the blue player to score...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/7/2017

Muhammad Rizwan of Abbottabad, Abbottabad Pakistan asks...

R/Sir, if a goalkeeper handles the ball comes from the defender but he not fully grabbed it just stop it with his hand and dropped the ball and start playing with his feet but when a defender comes near to him he just picked the ball in his hand.. is...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/7/2017

Jacob of Wallasey, Merseyside England asks...

Hi! I just have a question about the rule regarding impeding the progress of a play.

In the laws of the game, it says that impeding the progress of a player means moving into the path of a player and thereby blocking his attempt to play the...

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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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