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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 8/24/2017

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

This is probably repetetive to the referees viewing this & dont wish to harp on about goalkeepers moving re penalty kicks but again last night Pickford was a yard off his line before the ball was kicked,no retake nor yellow card. Why do they bring in...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/23/2017

Bennett McElwee of Auckland, New Zealand asks...

If the keeper in his penalty area has the ball deliberately kicked to him by a teammate, is it legal for him to stop and control the ball with his feet and then pick it up?

How about from a throw-in?

I feel the wording of the laws i...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/23/2017

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

Joe McHugh says: 'I have also seen players on a challenge make late contact on the kickers kicking leg after the ball is gone which is also a foul.'

Thank you, Joe!

I saw this in a game last year, where an attacker made a shot on go...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/23/2017

Fanie of Pretoria, RSA asks...

Is it a foul when I step on top of the ball with two feets?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/22/2017

Junior kabirat of Southampton, Hampshire Uk asks...

If when I take a shot, I unintentionally hit someone with my follow through, is that a foul? ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/21/2017

john of new orleans, la usa asks...

I'm curious as to what your crew thinks about interacting with fans as a referee. As a youth referee obviously we deal a lot with parents on the sideline right a few yards from the field and directly behind one of the ARs.

For me personally,...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/21/2017

Colin Brown of Warrington, UK asks...

If the ball is in play rolling along the goal line between the post and edge of penalty area and two players chasing the ball are off the pitch due to momentum. If the defender pulls the shirt of the attacker to prevent him getting the ball, where is...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/21/2017

Bob Gates of Gosport, Hants United Kingdom asks...

Please clear up a query for me.In the last minute of the additional time, in yesterday's Huddersfield v Newcastle match. The referee appeared to give Newcastle a free kick for offside against Mounie, who had apparently, according to the assistant, co...

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League Specific 8/20/2017

Diego of Panama, Panama asks...

Hello...
Due to weather conditions (lightning, rain) we had to stop a game in the second period.

We were playing a 40 minute game (20 and 20) and the game has to be stopped at minute 32. So there are 8 minutes that we couldn't play.
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Law 17 - The Corner Kick 8/20/2017

Samer of Zahle, Beqaa Lebanon asks...

I've watched matches of FCBarcelona vs real betis and real madrid vs deportivo on 20/8/2017.
There was 4 or 5 shots that hit the posts or crossbar and then went out of play in these 2 matches, and then the possession was given to the team that t...

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