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Law 5 - The Referee 10/7/2017

David of Valley Grande, Alabama USA asks...

If the offense kicks the ball into the opponent's goal - but on the way to the goal the ball is touched by an opponent, (the defender's hand), is the goal scored, or is it considered a handball, and not a score?

In other words, can the defen...

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 10/7/2017

Dave Bober of Waynesville, NC US asks...

A player takes a shot on goal..the keeper picks the ball up and rolls it to one of his own players. As soon as he releases the ball it is in play correct...and the player may be standing in the box....what i'm asking is it doesn't have to leave the b...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/6/2017

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

In a recent match, an attacker was running with the ball near the top of the 18 and was into his kicking motion when a defender put his foot in the path of the kicking foot.

I viewed it as a an honest attempt by the defender to get to the ba...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/6/2017

amao matthew of ogbomoso, oyo nigeria asks...

(1) If a player is on ground but the ref does not blow the whistle and the opponent is still holding ball. please in this case what is going to happen ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 10/5/2017

Heather of Bradford, PA USA asks...

Hi there!

I was at a game last night where Red was inside Black's box. One red player was attempting to shoot and one Black defender was defending and the Black goalie was able to come out and grab the ball. The black goalie then cleared the...

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Mechanics 10/5/2017

Steven of Portland, OR usa asks...

Thank you for your responses. I would like to clarify that when it comes to players getting angry at me about, say, thinking a player on the opposing team is doing too much and should get a card, that I do not just ignore, those kinds of dissent that...

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 10/5/2017

Steven of Portland, OR usa asks...

I saw this and won't pile onto the referee who made this dumb decision, but I do have a question as to what is 'fair' when it comes to restarting a game when one team is taking much longer than another.

My usual go-to is to blow the whistle,...

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High School 10/5/2017

Bob Healy of whitman, MA United States asks...

Can a keeper punt a ball into the opposing net and score...

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League Specific 10/5/2017

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Having refereed AYSO for about 10 years, I understand the frustration & time pressure that a referee feels. As Referee Dawson mentioned, games are scheduled, one after the other, on the same fields. While there is a little leeway, every minute extr...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 10/4/2017

Constantine Domashnev of Pittsburgh, PA USA asks...

Assuming the ball strikes Gary Cahill's shoulder/arm, which area on his sleeve would be callable 'handling':

a) below of what appears to be the black band?
b) the black band?
c) slightly above the black band?

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