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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/4/2017

Dave Bermingham of Herndon, Virginia United States asks...

In watching a professional match I saw something I'd never seen before.
A Blue defender went down injured in his Penalty Area during a Red corner kick. Blue cleared the ball to the center circle where Red gained uncontested possession as the R...

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Law 2 - The Ball 4/4/2017

Jorge Avila of Fayetteville, AR United States asks...

If in the rare case a soccer ball exploding in mid-air or in Contact with the players foot for any reason and the ball goes in the net does it count as a goal? Now the ball does release gas which causes the ball to not be predictable for the goalie....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/4/2017

Zluvka of Liberec, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hi,
explain please these two parts of the Law 11 with examples and descriptions of the typical situations (differences between situation 1 and situation 2).

F.e. in situation 2 YC, in situation 1 not? Why? etc.

1) An attacking ...

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Other 4/3/2017

Kevin Santiago Alavez of Escondido, California United States asks...

Can a professional referee wear contact lenses?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/3/2017

Aaron Speca of Virginia Beach, VA 23456 asks...

What do we think of this play?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mNr8TwdLNg

Player in black did sustain a head injury when her head hit the turf, which is one reason I raise this due to the concern over head injuries and the fact tha...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/3/2017

TD Ward of Portland, Oregon United States asks...

If the goalkeeper's hands are in contact with the ball, AND his/her hands are outside of the penalty area, even though part of the ball remains inside the penalty area, is the goalkeeper handling the ball illegally?
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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 4/2/2017

Mike of Greenville, TX USA asks...

I know with the rule change in 2016 now allows the kickoff to move in any direction. With that being said, I know the kickoff can go backwards now and not have to move forward first. I can only find in the rules that states all players must be on the...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/2/2017

IAN DOIG of dunfermline, fife scotland asks...

how long can the referee stop a player from coming back onto the pitch after treatment....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/2/2017

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Penalty ot not.

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/04/02/schalke-mascot-shows-referee-red-card-over-penalty-decision

On field decision was no penalty.

Based on angles shown - and knowing the design before seeing th...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/1/2017

Tony of Whitehorse, Yukon Canada asks...

Is it an offside offence 'if a player receives the ball directly from a teammate during the taking of a drop ball assuming the drop ball was taken correctly and the player receiving the ball was in an offside position?'...

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