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Law 5 - The Referee 1/23/2017

Liam of Las Vegas, USA asks...

Question I'm new to reffing and I had a incident at a match a few weeks ago in a rec league game with a coach who had been heckling me all game and finally said this ref doesen't know what he is f***ing doing over a throw in. I was shocked that someo...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/23/2017

Chris of Bellingham, WA United States asks...

Hi Ref, I have been playing soccer almost my whole life,but never actually read the rules. I was always coached that when challenging for possession of a ball that you had to play the ball and not the man. In my match yesterday one of my team mates w...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 1/23/2017

Stephen Fisher of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire England asks...

During a game at the weekend I had a parent constantly questioning whether someone was making a foul throw. He said as the ball was spinning in the air the throwers hand was coming off the ball. I didn't think it was but the ball was rotating as he t...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 1/22/2017

Muhammad Rizwan Khan of Abbottabad, KPK Pakistan asks...

Sir, Here in our local tournament and at the end of the match which was ended at 0-0 to decide the winner the penalty shootout was awarded. During the last penalty kick the kicker kicked the ball before the whistle was blow by the referee and the bal...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/22/2017

Craig Owen of Manchester, United Kingdom asks...

A player put the ball thru an opponents legs today and ran round him as he went round him he shouted megs. I pulled it back and awarded an IDFK to the other team for unsporting behaviour as I have seen many a nasty challenge after such behaviour from...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/22/2017

John of Dudley, England asks...

Why was Karl Ikelme sent off yesterday, when I thought the law had changed to a yellow card and a penalty....

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Law 6 - The Other Match Oficials 1/22/2017

Chandler Sam of Olympia, WASHINGTON United States asks...

As an Assistant referee, if the ball clearly crosses the goal line, then comes back into the field of play, what signal do I do to indicate the ball crossed the goal line? Example 2010 World Cup Germany Vs England, how would the assistant indicate th...

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Law 3 - The Players 1/21/2017

marc of concord, ca usa asks...

From which part of the field can a player who has gotten an injury be able to return with referees permission?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/21/2017

Scott of Livermore, CA USA asks...

Law 12 states; 'If a defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area and continues holding inside the penalty area, the referee must award a penalty kick'. This seems to be an unnecessary statement, as it should be obvious that you wou...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/18/2017

Rob of Scarborough, N Yorkshire England asks...

Should the recent Manchester United goal v Liverpool (15th Jan 2017) scored by Zlatan....

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