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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/7/2024

Asaph Jagendorf of Arlington, Massachusetts USA asks...

I am interesting in learning your opinion on challenges on the keeper. In both the following clips from NCAA games an attacker is seen "boxing in" the keeper, affecting her ability to challenge for the ball. In the first clip the keeper even touches ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/4/2024

Lee of Bath, Uk asks...

Random question. If player A fouls player B clearly and you blow for the free kick, the two players legs are wrapped up and as player B gets up he stands/stamps on player A and is mouthing off about the tackle. As ref you say to player B’s manager th...

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8/2/2024

Peter of Melbourne, Victoria Australia asks...

Question Number: 35636
Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/1/2024

Re: We have your answer at AskTheRef.com Q#:35636
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High School 8/2/2024

Brody Davis of Kansas City, Missouri USA asks...

if the ball is in the air 50/50 ball soccer and the defender kicks the opponents calf when the attacker leg is in the air is it a foul ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/1/2024

Peter of Melbourne , Victoria Australia asks...

A player spits at a spectator near the halfway line when the ball is in play. What are the possible restarts?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/31/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hello,

I have a strange question.

Situation: Player challenges for the ball and touches the opponent's face or head with his hands.

Is it a mandatory foul? Is such a touch assessed more strictly than, say, a touch on ...

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High School 7/26/2024

David Kuechler of Fond du Lac, WI United States asks...

On a throw in, when a player places the ball behind the head and starts to throw the ball over his head, before releasing the ball, stops and turns in the other direction to throw the ball, is there an infarction???...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/24/2024

DEMETRIOS PROTOPAPAS of Limassol, Limassol Cyprus asks...

Hello there,please comment the var decision to ask the referee to consider giving a penalty to Borac for the champions league match PAOK vs Borac on Wednesday July 24.My assessment is that the goalkeeper has the possession of the ball when accidental...

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High School 7/22/2024

A.R. Scott of Mount Airy, North Crolina USA asks...

before the soccer match, the referee inflates the games balls to 11 psi per manufacture's recommendation of 10 to 12 psi. The visiting team's coach complains that the balls are to hard. what should the referee do...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/17/2024

BRIAN CASEY of Newmarket, on Canada asks...

Can a referee issue either a Red or Yellow card to a player/s after the match has ended.

Example a confrontation between two players as they leave the field of play.

Players taunting other players at the end of the game. ...

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