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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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Law 10 - Determining the Outcome of a Match 9/24/2017

Riley of Plattsburgh, New York United States of America asks...

If I take a shot and the ball hits the bar twice is it a goal? In a game recently we lost 2-1 and I shot the ball and it hit the bar twice and was disallowed. I believed its a rule that if the ball hits the bar twice its a goal, Im just looking to ma...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2017

Scott of San ramon, Ca Usa asks...

If a goal keeper throws the ball as a deliberate pass, can they touch the ball again either in the box or outside the box with their feet without the ball being touched by another player? I'm not talking about dropping the ball to their feet but thr...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/24/2017

Mike Perry of Shorewood, il us asks...

A player kicks a ball at the goal from an onside position and chases his own kick. The goalie tries to catch the ball but drops it in front of him. The player who first kicked the ball then kicks it in the net. Is it a goal or is the player offsid...

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Law 3 - The Players 9/24/2017

Iftikhar of Sialkot, Punjab Pakistan asks...

During a match attacking team get penalty . Defending team replace the goal keeper with playing player to stop penalty. After the penalty that player again change his position from goal keeper to playing . Is it possible ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2017

Peter of Stockton, Ca Usa asks...

Hi

This week end I was center referee at a competitive u12 game. I had two new to competitive ARs.

A situation developed within the penalty area where two players were challenging for the ball. There was no excessive force that I co...

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