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Law 5 - The Referee 10/13/2024

Mario viteri of Katy, Tx Fort bend asks...

Can a ref play the advantage on a hand ball?...

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Law 7 - The Duration of the Match 10/12/2024

ryan n atkin of Eden, MD United States asks...

Was playing in a tournament with 25 minute halves. Play continued after the 25 minute mark with no whistle. After 1 minute, I mentioned to the head ref that we were running over, he let play continue and within seconds we had scored a goal. He the...

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Law 5 - The Referee 10/10/2024

Larry of Danville, CA United States asks...

I was watching a youth recreational game,
and would be interested in your take of the following: White is throwing the ball in from their attacking half. The trailing AR on that side and the other half of the field, raises their flag for an imp...

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High School 10/8/2024

Angel of Glassboro , New jersey US asks...

Can a ref take back a goal if he forgot to blow the whistle to end the game. ...

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Law 7 - The Duration of the Match 10/8/2024

Elly of Melbourne , Victoria Australia asks...

A player goes down injured in the 44th (or 89th) minute. He requires treatment on the pitch, which takes a full minute or two, or perhaps longer. This means that the 45th/90th minute arrives BEFORE play has resumed.

My question is, given t...

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Law 5 - The Referee 10/6/2024

Neil Fryatt of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK asks...

Can a referee issue a red card after the game and off the pitch whilst walking back to the changing rooms and not speaking to or notifying the person what the red card is for? The referee was approximately 10yrds from the person concerned and no comm...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/6/2024

Peter Babbage of Hjorring , Denmark asks...

I may have asked this question before ( not sure) but if a player in an offside position attempts to score but misses the ball should he be penalised?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/6/2024

Steve of Stockport, Greater Manchester England asks...

At 45:47 Maddison takes 4 seconds to position the ball for a free kick, at 45:54 the referee blows the whistle to take the free kick. 45:56 re-positions the ball, why is this not handball ?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/5/2024

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

I would like to know something else. The referee wants to play a 'no whistle' free kick. However, the players are not in a hurry. They stand for a few seconds and do not play. They have the ball in the right place. Would you rather demand a ceremonia...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 10/4/2024

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

Hello,

one more special question please. :-)

The goalkeeper has the ball:

A. between the leg and ground
B. between the body and ground
C. between the leg and the body
D. between the legs above the groun...

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