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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/19/2017

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Keeper brain fade ends in red, however, is there a careless IFK foul by the attacker.

No question the keeper should see red for his actions, however, is there a case to say the attacker's actions " whether deliberate or not " were a hinderan...

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Law 6 - The Other Match Oficials 3/18/2017

Eddie of Sanford , North Carolina United States asks...

So I had a referee on a u12 match. I told the lineman why he was line up with the wrong players. So it didn't matter who the last defender was he would always be line up with the player ahead of the last defender... isn't the second to last defender ...

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Law 10 - Determining the Outcome of a Match 3/18/2017

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Next time someone complains about an offside call from an AR - show them this clip so they can get an idea of the challenges.

Fast forward to the 3:58 mark and see how the near side AR has to work on the fast break.

http://www.fullm...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/18/2017

Tony of Whitehorse, Yukon Canada asks...

What constitutes possession by a goal keeper? If a goalie has his hand(s) on the ball securing it to the ground, is this possession?

So, if a goalie makes a save and while lying on the ground secures the ball between hand(s) and ground is t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/18/2017

Mike Monce of Lebanon, CT USA asks...

Follow up to 31348. Ref Joe McHugh said ' It also points to the need for IFAB to come out with a much clearer position on handling and a position that is easily understood and uniformly applied.'

Yes! In referring youth soccer, the complai...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/17/2017

Salvador Flores of Indianapolis, IN USA asks...

I also had another question. If the ball is half outside of the penalty line and half on the penalty line and the keeper grabs it with his or her hands, is it a handball or not? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/17/2017

Salvador Flores of Indianapolis, IN Usa asks...

Question 1. If a defender has his hand in his stomach and an attacker kicks the ball and it hits him on the defender's hand is it a hand ball?
Question 2. If a defender puts his hand up to protect his face as an attacker kicks the ball and hits ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/17/2017

Neel Chopra of Oakville, ON Canada asks...

The question relates to indoor soccer though could apply to outdoor.

There's a tussle for the ball with a little pushing between player 'A' and his opponent. Player 'A' gets a bloody nose from a sucker punch thrwon by the opponent. Opponent ...

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Other 3/17/2017

Francis D'Souza of Kitchener , Ontario Canada asks...

The new LOTG 1216-17 in Soccer are in effect for USA and Canada from this summer. A lot of changes by IFAB.
I am sorry to point to your pages on 'ask the ref' have to changed drastically. The reading the 'old' rules are very confusing on your int...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/16/2017

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

Since the 2016 update to the offside law, I've noticed less than full adoption of the new guidelines, in amateur ranks. I hope your panel can help.

Are there some video examples that show the following?:

- placement of the free kick...

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