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Law 7 - Match Duration 5/20/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

I know the referee can't change the amount of time for the 2nd half, but I thought the question involved finishing the first half.

Suppose the ball goes over the touch line & referee blows the whistle to end the first half & immediately real...

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League Specific 5/19/2016

Mike of Cypress, CA USA asks...

What do think of this? The organizers of a large tournament came before a meeting of our local ref association and told the referees " who would be working the tournament " to avoid giving red cards or dismissing coaches or spectators during the comp...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 5/19/2016

Ken Lundy of Dublin, Ireland Ireland asks...

Thanks for that Joe.
It happened in a League of Ireland match last week! And live on TV too!
Unfortunately the penalty was missed and the ref ordered a re-take!...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/19/2016

Tom Schaller of Chicago, IL USA asks...

After Liverpool-Seville game dispute arose: Can a player be called offside, when:
-he stands in an offside position at the time the ball is played by teammate
-teammate kicks the ball back (towards his own goal)
-but the ball gets deflect...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/19/2016

Karl H. Rodriguez of Valley Cottage, NY USA asks...

What is the difference between shielding the ball and impeding the progress of the opposition...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 5/19/2016

peter babbage of hjørring, Denmark asks...

I'm sure you must have covered this before biut I can't locate it. The referee plays just 40 minutes in the first half. In the break he realises his mistake. So shpould he then play an extra 5 minutes after t eh break, then stop play and restart to p...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/19/2016

peter babbage of hjørring, Denmark asks...

I'm a little puzzled regarding the keeper handling outside the area. If for instance he deliberately comes out of his area, handles the ball to stop a shot on goal, this seems clearly a sending off. If say it is just a long ball upfield with no attac...

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Law 5 - The Referee 5/19/2016

Wesley Goddard of Slough, Berkshire United Kingdom asks...

If a referee shows a player a RED Card, but then at the end of the match states to coach & player and other team players / parents I will not be submitting it to the League as opposition coach has asked not to, but then 3 weeks later it seems the ref...

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League Specific 5/19/2016

Bradley Makoni of Harare, Harare Zimbabwe asks...

What do FIFA rules say concerning matches abandoned due to poor lighting 75 minutes into the game when one team is leading 1:0 ?
If replay is awarded what is starting scoreline? 1:0 or 0:0
Can replay be awarded for the remaining 15 min? ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 5/18/2016

Aly of Holliston, ma usa asks...

At one point a player had been pushed to the ground from behind, so I blew my whistle to make the call. No player or coach acknowleged the whistle. It took four blows of my whistle for play to stop and for them to acknowledge me. By this time Hollist...

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