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Character, Attitude and Control 7/12/2006

Austin of Dekalb, IL USA asks...

The coaches near the line drive me absolutely insane as an AR. I am a small man so I cannot exactly knock them over.

Further my request to put an indian arrowhead on my flag as a deterrent was denied as too dangerous :( LOL

Fo...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/10/2006

Steve of Duluth, MN USA asks...

This question is probably not applicable in many situations, but it has nevertheless been bugging me for a while.

I don't like to give out cards in the first quarter of a game if I can help it. However, if players start going up for heade...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/10/2006

Paul justison of Oakland, California USA asks...

This comment is in response to your answers to my question 13279.

First, thank you for your replies and a great site.

Second, I understand your desire to support fellow referees and to comply with the law that states that the de...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/10/2006

Paul Burch of New Hartford, CT USA asks...

Ok..OK..the world cup competition is the highest level of play...most times however, do not the laws of the game apply consistently between U5 play to world cup play (no withstanding the permissible modifications)??? Law 12, Decision 4 (new for 2005...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/9/2006

Marc of Portland, Oregon USA asks...

Why do so many U.S. soccer commentators that should know better (like John Harkes) consistently call Offside "offsides" (the plural)? Is this just a bad habit, ignorance, stupidity, or is there something about Offside I don't understand? How can we g...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/8/2006

Monica of Wakefield, RI USA asks...

At a tournament today, the ref twice called the goalie on an illegal throw. The ref said the keeper could not throw the ball overhand (he threw the ball onehanded overhand like in baseball). In 30 years of watching soccer (all levels) I've never he...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/3/2006

Konrad of Guelph, Ontario Canada asks...

Can I have your opinion on the Rooney foul? I tihnk that the ref didnt see it because he was just standing there holding his arm up to the direction of the FK. Then, some Portugal players went to him, Pauleta, and said something and then he got a red...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/1/2006

Ken Mathieu of Wayne, PA USA asks...

In their coverage of the World Cup, more than one commentator has complained that the refs need to "talk more to the players" rather than hand out yellow cards. What happens when the ref does not speak one or more of the languages of the players, eg....

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/28/2006

karlz of cumberland, ri usa asks...

how do you personally feel about the idea of FIFA about placing sensors in the goal nets for determination of a goal?

i've been wachin soccer for all my life, im 16 and i am very knowledgeable about football, or how it is called over here...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/27/2006

Chris of Albuquerque, NM United States asks...

I am so sick of hearing all this drivel about Referees "ruining the games" at this World Cup. I hate to say this, but I am MONUMENTALLY PISSED OFF at Sepp Blatter for criticizing the Referee for that fateful Portugal match in which 16 yellow cards a...

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