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Other 4/11/2017

steve brown of orillia, ontario canada asks...

I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT WAYS IN KEEPING MY BOOK DRY. WE OFTEN REF IN WEATHER THAT IS POURING RAIN, BLOWING RAIN ETC AND I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY BOOK DRY. I HAVE EVEN RESORTED TO HAVING ONE OF MY AR'S KEEP THE SCORE BECAUSE MY GAME SHEET BECAME ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/11/2017

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Can the panel please help me understand why a penalty was awarded in this attack on the arsenal goal.

http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/2017/04/10/crystal-palace-vs-arsenal-highlights/

In real time first viewing, I was certain the ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/10/2017

Paul D'Imperio of Easton, PA United States asks...

During play, an offensive player was standing in the penalty area and was shoved to the ground by a defensive player. The ball was in the area, but was not being played by either player. Since the incident occurred in the penalty area, I awarded a pe...

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High School 4/9/2017

Rob Ford of Stafford, Va USA asks...

Both teams started with 11 and the error occurred after a large substitution for Team A. After play resumed the AR counted and alerted Team A that they didn't put enough subs back on the field.
If I read your answers, if Player A1 was originally...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 4/9/2017

Walter of Stoneham, Massachusetts United States asks...

The question is related to a PK.The law states that the player taking the penalty kick ,can not touch the ball again til the ball is touched by another player first.So if the goalie saves the pk and the ball rebounds to the player who took the kick, ...

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High School 4/8/2017

Rob Ford of Stafford , VA USA asks...

In a recent HS game team A was alerted by the AR that they only had 10 on the pitch. The ball was in play. At the next stoppage, Team B had possession. The AR believed Team A should be allowed to put the 11th player in the field and the CR believed ...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 4/8/2017

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

I think I know the answer to the puzzle that was put forward by Aaron of Virginia Beach (Post 31441) regarding the CR decision to award an IDFK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8FKAcr9Vug

The CR did not utilise Law 18 - common sens...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/7/2017

Aaron Speca of Virginia Beach, VA United States asks...

This is a weird one I still can't figure out. This is a DFK restart for blue, and for some reason I can't detect there's a violation that results in an IFK for white from the same spot.

The only thing I can figure is that the wind had cause...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/7/2017

Aaron Speca of Virginia Beach, VA United States asks...

My daughter and I got into quite a discussion about this play in her last game and whether this constituted an illegal play by the white team's keeper. I agreed with the CR's call resulting in an IFK, she did not.

I looked at it as an inten...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/7/2017

Salvador flores of Indianapolis, IN Usa asks...

I wanna know if the ref was right on not giving any yellow or red card and no foul on Steven Gerard. The play is on minute 3:35. He comes in the with his studs and makes contact with another player after kicking the ball. https://youtu.be/onhP1qo6WSU...

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