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Law 3 - The Players 7/30/2017

mark rich of royalton , vermont usa asks...


Thank you for taking the time to answer my second ' note' to you. YA_ I really agree about the 'injured' player . Messi probably gets fouled and knocked down more then average --- 1st- he usually makes a real effort to stay on his fee...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/30/2017

John Raffo of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

The ruling on the following:
A goalkeeper oversteps the penalty box when kicking the ball, (Not a placed goal kick, obviously)and he has the ball in his hands.
What is the ruling? as I have seen a range of decisions from Referees, ranging fro...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/29/2017

Mark of Barrie, Ontario Canada asks...

Good day,

I was looking last night in the FIFA Rules where is the definition of what a 'shoulder to shoulder' challenge is.

Can anyone tell me?

Thank you,
Mark...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/28/2017

Judy of Martinsburg, WV USA asks...

Player A is running outside the Feild of play and is playing the ball which is inside the field of play, what should the referee do? Is it legal and play just continues or what?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/27/2017

Andy of Calgary, Alberta Canada asks...

On a free kick the ball was played off the goal post to a player that was in an offside position only after the ball hit the goal post. The player was not offside when the original free kick was taken. Is the player offside or not ?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 7/27/2017

IBRAHIM ISHIAKU of LOKOJA, KOGI NIGERIAN asks...

WHAT SHOULD BE THE DECISION OF A REFEREE IF AN INDIRECT FREE-KICK IS AWARDED INSIDE THE DEFENDING TEAM PENALTY AREA, THE FREE KICK IS TAKEN DIRECTLY AND THE BALL HITS A DEFENDER'S HAND AND ENTERS THE NET (GOAL). PLS WHAT SHOULD BE THE DECISION OF THE...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/24/2017

Jack of Sydney, New South Wales Australia asks...

I felt that the answers provided here extrapolated the provisions of Law 12, Section 4 a little too much (even though I didn't disagree in principle that the action of dissent off the field probably deserves a free kick rather than a dropped ball) so...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/24/2017

Paul D Napier of Vacaville, CA United States asks...

Can a GK yell at a kicker (KICK IT TO THE RIGHT!) while taking a kick from the mark. Also the GK must be standing on the goal line before the kick is taken....

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Law 3 - The Players 7/24/2017

mark rich of royalton, vermont usa asks...


I am sorry if I got your reply wrong. I complained about substituted players walk off the field slowly ( More slowly then you or I walk down the street! I believe you explained ' they maybe using up the clock' near the end of the game ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/21/2017

Kenneth of San Diego, CA US asks...

Who has a 'right' to the ball after a goal is scored. It is my understanding that since the game will be restarted by the defending team that got scored on, it is their ball.

However, most of the time one team will retrieve the ball uncontes...

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