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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/16/2023

Damien of Athens, Greece asks...

This is a two part question regarding the handball rule. Yesterday the following situtation occured, https://youtu.be/nPmQj1bwjAQ?t=28 .

White team was awarded a penalty since the defender kicked him.

My question though has to d...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/15/2023

Graham Dewey of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom asks...

My striker is in a offside position just in front of the two defenders.
The play is in our goal area, my defender clears the ball forward about 10yds inside our half , my strikers runs back towards our goal on our half of the pitch picks up the...

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Mechanics 12/29/2022

Mühenned Elseyho of Onikisubat, Kahramanmara? Turkey asks...

When the referee announces a penalty kick, when is the yellow card shown and when is it not?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 12/28/2022

Nil of Syd, Nsw Australia asks...

Hi

Would you consider an aggressive attitude in a melle no punch or aggressive face to face approach in the Referees face violent conduct or using offensive abusive language or actions?

I'm leaning to it as an offensive abusive ...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/26/2022

Nick of Moscow, Russia :( asks...

Hello,
I would like to ask you a question about passive offside in the game, because it cost me the victory in the semi-finals of the European Championship :( Sorry for the quality of the screenshots.
1st screenshot. There is a corner kick ...

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Law 4 - The Players Equipment 12/20/2022

Brian Sehon of Fort Pierce, Florida United States asks...

When a player leaves to correct footwork can I allow him to reneter the game when ball is in play...

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Law 3 - The Players 12/20/2022

Marc Boman of Walpole, MA USA asks...

According to https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/argentinas-third-goal-in-world-cup-final-should-have-been-disallowed-regulations-state “post-game analysis has revealed that Messi's second goal, scored in the 108th minute, shouldn't have actually stood ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/20/2022

Marc Boman of Walpole, MA USA asks...

In added time at the end of the second half of the Argentina v. France World Cup championship game, there was an uncalled event that looked a lot like misconduct under Law 12’s prohibition against initiating “a deliberate trick by causing the ball to...

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Character, Attitude and Control 12/20/2022

Douglas wix of Liverpool, England asks...

Hi. Not really a follow up question, just a big thank you to the 2 referees replies & comments about the cup final referee & the Idiot Martinez. Thanks again...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 12/18/2022

Douglas Wix of LIVERPOOL, Merseyside United Kingdom asks...

I thought the Polish referee was excellent today in the World Cup final, HOWEVER my question is, could he & should he have done more regarding the gamesmanship of Martinez, who I know received a yellow but did it warrant a 2nd yellow. Thought Martine...

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