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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/6/2016

mark bell of wishaw, North Lanarkshire United Kingdom asks...

Striker going in on goal with keeper coming out to block striker gets shot away and ball goes wide. After he gets shot away he and keeper run into each other both due to momentum. What decision should be awarded?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/6/2016

Sava of Halifax, Canada asks...

Hi,

I was playing the game on weekend and I got the yellow card because of raising the voice on my teammate. After the opponent team scored the goal I asked my goalkeeper (I did not shout however) with the raised voice 'Why did you stay on l...

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League Specific 6/5/2016

sam of new york, ny usa asks...

This isn't really a question but more of an observation. It appears to me when I watch high level soccer like Premier League, Copa America, World Cup, etc, that it may actually be easier to referee professional games than of adult amateur, college, o...

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Other 6/5/2016

bob of los angeles, ca usa asks...

Is this the correct new 2016-17 FIFA rule book, published by the IFAB? There have been significant changes made to rules and I have not received this booklet from US Soccer like I typically do the condensed FIFA rule book when I get my license renewa...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/5/2016

Jim Monahan of Milton, Vermont USA asks...

My son's team recently played in their state cup finals and lost 1-0 to a controversial call. Please take a look at this video and give me your opinion on the corner kick which was called offsides.

https://youtu.be/yQOnL3ZyeBk

Thank...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/5/2016

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

I appreciate the cleaning up of Laws, to make them more consistent throughout. On offside, though, we are still left with the inconsistency of what 'play the ball' means.

A player in an offside position can (apparently) make a 'dummy' play o...

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League Specific 6/4/2016

Barry Walker of Ottawa, ON Canada asks...

As a followup to the question in becoming a referee in Ontario, the original poster should be aware that the Ontario Soccer Association requires each referee to pass a test annually. This test covers the laws of the game and includes video clips to ...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/4/2016

John Cardoza of Madrid, New York United States asks...

A player is called offside.
Is the restart at the point of the second to last defender or the point where the offensive player was when the ball was played by his teammate?
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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/3/2016

Trever of Moncton, New Brunswick Canada asks...

We conceded a foul just before the half way mark and the ball went out of bounds. They were awarded a free kick but shot directly on goal and the goal was counted. I always thought that if the ball left bounds then it had to touch another player. Is ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/2/2016

Simon from of Kingaroy, queensland Australia asks...

During a youth game (teenagers) who play at a reasonable high standard, forward is running with ball along goal line in the oppositions penalty area, but kicks it slightly too far ahead. A defender comes from side, in a sliding tackle, and traps the ...

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