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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/11/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Under the new FIFA laws effective June, 2016, Law 3 now says a referee can award a DFK if a team official interferes with play. If a coach participated in this ruse, by yelling for another player to take the corner kick, could this be considered int...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/11/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

I have a question about something that Referee Sowa said. He talked about lowering the shoulder as a factor in illegal charging. Would this only be if it were done as an offensive tactic? It seems to me that if you, as a player, see that someone is...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 5/10/2016

Corey of nashville, TN usa asks...

Player A takes penalty kick and goalie saves it. AR says goalie was over line and rekick. Team sends Player B to take rekick instead of player A. Player B makes kick. Can you switch players for a rekick? ...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 5/10/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

As our new season is starting, I wanted to make sure I understood something.

Goal kick taken by GK:
1. It does not leave the penalty area. Regardless of whether the it goes into the goal, over the goal line outside the goal (but inside...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/10/2016

paul of Warwick, RI USA asks...

thank you for your response to my question. I am new to the page but find it very insightful both into the interpretations of the laws, but also all that a referee must consider. So as I am enjoying it- another scenario from this wacky game

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Law 17 - Corner Kick 5/9/2016

John Clark of St. Louis, MO United States asks...

I had a clumsy attempt in U9 doing this recently. Player A put the ball down, touching it several times with his feet before leaving it for Player B, who touched it once. At that point, the coaches call out for Player C to take the kick. He comes ove...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/9/2016

John of Omaha, Ne Usa asks...

DOGSO question.
The striker beats gets past the defenders and has only the goalie to beat. She makes a move and gets around the goalie so the goalie grabs her around the legs in an attempt to hold her. She stumbles, but is able to break free a...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/9/2016

George Lippert of Pittsburgh, Pa USA asks...

Two questions about fouls in the penalty area:

1. Blue attacker enters the penalty area and is fouled as he passes ball to team mate. Team mate shots wide of the goal. Do we give a penalty for the initial foul or do we consider this an advan...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/9/2016

Paul of Warwick, RI USA asks...

Black team is on attack and has possession in Red teams end of field.

Ref stops play to book (yellow card) Black coach for verbal dissent (remember his team is in possession of the ball and in Red's defense 3rd of field. Not sure why he cho...

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Law 5 - The Referee 5/9/2016

Mark McCullough of New Albany, Ohio United States asks...

My son participated in a tournament this past weekend where a referee did something I or anyone else there had ever seen. 10 min into the match the coach made a comment regarding an unsafe play and the referee (without any warning to the coach) imme...

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