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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/16/2016

John Woodrum of Bainbridge, Georgia 39817 asks...

Does the referee have the authority to not call a deliberate handball if a no-call works for the advantage of the team in possession?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/16/2016

Kraig Hanson of Eden, UT USA asks...

I can't seem to make sense of the written laws on pushing/holding vs what is really called. For pushing/holding to be penal, it must be careless, reckless, or using excessive force. Reckless or excessive force involve disregarding danger or danger. C...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/16/2016

Raelynne Burns of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Cleveland asks...

I'm a goalkeeper and I was playing a game. I had jumped up and caught the ball. As I was landing a girl slide tacked into the back of my legs causing me to fall and a foul to be called. Should it have been a card?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/15/2016

Haji Hussain Jan of Muscat, Muscat Oman asks...

On a free kick team A kicked ball in the net it touched the line (i thought)and GK punched the ball back to ground(team B start appealing)i was waiting for AR signal but no signal from him. so the ball was in play team B took the ball to team A goal ...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/15/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Even with the additional information, the deliberate move by the defender, who blocked the shot headed for the goal according to the first post, could be considered a deliberate save, right. All depends upon the time to react, distance to the goal,...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 4/15/2016

Ty of Columbus, Ohio United States asks...

Team A leads the game and in 2nd half, subs on every possible opportunity. (About 20 times in the 2nd half) in a deliberate (and succesful) attempt to waste time and protect their lead. Is this legal?...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/15/2016

Ken of Drogheda, Ireland asks...

Was the law changed before as I think that the ball did not always have to go forward from kick off. I seem to remember that law being introduced some time ago I note it has recently changed so the ball will no longer have to go forward from next sea...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/14/2016

Jack Smith of Sydney, New South Wales Australia asks...

There are five minutes remaining in a match between the top of the table (red team) and the bottom of the table (blue team). The match has been extremely one-sided, with the score at 7 - 0 to the red team. The red team are playing the second-placed t...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/14/2016

Peter Grove of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire United Kingdom asks...

Just wanted to mention (in case you guys hadn't noticed already) that the new laws of the game have now been published:

http://www.theifab.com/files/1%20-%20160412_laws-of-the-game-Digital_Print.pdf

Lots to discuss here but I think ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/14/2016

Jack Smith of Sydney, New South Wales Australia asks...

In the 90th minute of a cup final, the red team is up 1 - 0 against the blue team. However, the score is not reflective of the match - red has had the majority of possession and has spent most of their time in blue's attacking third, narrowly missing...

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