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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/15/2016

mahyoub of nablus, pal pal asks...

hi
how do you explain tackle and challenge in Law 12 ???why was the word 'challenge'
added??...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 8/14/2016

Jack of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

In the 2016/17 LOTG, it states that:

'The penalty kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the
referee stops play for any infringement of the Laws.'

It seems to me that this no longer prevents an attack...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 8/14/2016

Andy Quiligotti of Manchester, Cheshire England asks...

Why do the linesmen only work the pitch to the left of the goalkeeper and never the half to the right ??????...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 8/14/2016

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

A related question to 'when is a penalty kick completed'.

Ref Wright clarifies that 'The kick is over once the ball has lost all the momentum from the kick'.

So what if the following happened in a KFTPM scenario.

The Kicker...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/13/2016

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

Time-wasting topic.

We saw the US keeper, Hope Solo, pull a stunt in the USA-Sweden Olympic women's match yesterday, calling for a new set of gloves before the final Sweden shot.

I just did a text search of FIFA's on-line Laws. Whil...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/13/2016

Thomas Schaller of Chicago, IL USA asks...

With the new offside rule though, does that change when to call it as well?
It seems to me (maybe I'm wrong) that previously offside was called ONLY when the player touched the ball (like on a ball that was played behind the defense and the attac...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 8/13/2016

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Keepers moving off the line at Penalties should be booked.

So says the esteemed Uefa chief refereeing officer, Pierluigi Collina.

To quote him... 'Goalkeepers who move forward off their line when a penalty is taken must be given yel...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/13/2016

Scott of Perth, WA Australia asks...

I was referee a u11 miniroos game the weekend a player was tripped. The player that did foul fall to ground with the other player he tripped i was about to penalise him for the tripping then another player close by from tripped players team booting h...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/12/2016

Tom Stevens of Daphne, AL United States asks...

It seems like a little more information is needed. When I read this, I read the question as if the substitute was beckoned onto the field of play and prior to play restarting, the substitute committed a misconduct. In that case, wouldn't the player...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 8/11/2016

John of Seattle, WA USA asks...

Penalty kick shootouts.
The ball was kicked off the bottom of the crossbar, bounced outside the goal line, hit the back of the goalie and bounced into the net. Goal or no goal??...

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