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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 9/27/2017

Brian White of Palmer, MA USA asks...

I recently added referee to my soccer resume, having been a player, fan, parent and coach. I've really enjoyed this website and your collective insight into helping me better apply the Laws to the games I've refereed.

This was an interestin...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/27/2017

Nkuna H of Polokwane, RSA asks...

1.How do you determine the number of players to constitute a wall in defence of a free kick.

2. How do you determine the yards/ meters where the wall should be during a free kick?

3.how to you determine whether it's a direct or ind...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/27/2017

Andrew of Columbus, OH USA asks...

At a recent game, I awarded an indirect free kick after a goalkeeper handled the ball after it was kicked to her by a teammate. The goalkeeper's coach objected, saying that 'nobody calls that at this level.'

I understand the need to adapt...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 9/26/2017

Gary Robinson of Pleasant Grove, UT USA asks...

I was the center referee in a recent U15 girls' match. The green team was fouled by the red team inside the red team's penalty box, so I awarded a penalty kick to the green team. I instructed the goal keeper, then asked the attacking team 'who is t...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/26/2017

Joe of Montreal, Canada asks...

Hello,

This question pertains to Law 11 - Offside. According to the Law, the offense is triggered by a player in an offside position 'playing or touching the ball'.

Given that IFAB laws are worded very carefully (and not wastefully...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/26/2017

Nick of Lewis Lake, Nova Scotia Canada asks...

Thank you all for your reassurance regarding my previous question. I was almost certain it was correct, too, but the apoplectic reaction from the Red team's coach on the day and the responses on social media had me bewildered - surely they (the coach...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/26/2017

Ryan of Bronx, NY USA asks...

In a rec league match the other day, while defending a player who was coming down with the ball, and they went back with their leg to kick the ball around me, I got to the ball first and moved the ball away. The other player followed through with th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/25/2017

Douglas Wix of Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom asks...

At the weekend the referee gave a penalty to Leicester when imo mignolet & vardy collided after mignolet had made clear contact with the ball. So who was at fault---mignolet fouling vardy or vardy fouling mignolet? So ref gives(wrongly imo a penalty)...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/25/2017

John Sendrey of Costa Mesa, California USA asks...

Although I am a referee, in this instance I was a player on an adult recreation league.

Reference this drawing to illustrate the play: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byhj0zTb9r_-dW5LYmNNTXN1YVk/view?usp=sharing

There was an Ind...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/25/2017

Kainen of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

I'm just here to ask, with Lacazette's recent disallowed goal against stoke, the Defender's shoulder is hanging over his foot. If the offside line was to be from the defender's shoulder Lacazette would be onside, but it was from his feet and Lacazett...

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