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Law 4 - Players Equipment 1/25/2016

helda of corter , Washington US asks...

Cartilage piercings cannot be taken out for a year after piercing. My daughter wants her cartilage pierced but is worried she will not be able to play soccer. It is not possible to get it pierced while it is not soccer season because she plays club i...

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Law 1- The Field 1/25/2016

Gareth of Machynlleth, Powys Wales asks...

Tony Pulis while at Stoke would regularly change pitch dimensions depending on the opponent.
The goal posts would not need to be moved as the pitch would be widened equally on each side.
If the home sides manager or even you ''the ref'' or th...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/25/2016

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Another popular site that poses rule questions had the following question (and answer).

Q. A goal keeper accidentally collides with a defender and and an opposition striker. While medical staff attend to them, the strikers captain insists th...

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Other 1/24/2016

Peter Grove of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire England asks...

I'd just like to point out a couple of date errors in the previous responses to this question. Firstly, the 'great rewrite' of the Laws came in 1997, not 1996. Secondly, the amendment to allow goal kicks to be taken from anywhere within the goal area...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/24/2016

Paul Debler of Newbury Park, CA USA asks...

If the ball is straddling the side line of the penalty box, with just an edge of the ball on the line and the rest of the ball outside of the box, and the keeper picks it up by clearly grabbing the part of the lying outside of the box is this a hand ...

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Other 1/24/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

It sounds like a lot of good changes in the rewrite. I think one of the most important will be to allow an injured player to receive treatment on the FOP, so that the offending team doesn't gain an advantage by injuring a player.

I suppose ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 1/24/2016

darren boynton of Saco, maine usa asks...

Does the player have to ask for the 10 yards on a free kick restart or can the referee enforce without being asked?...

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Law 1- The Field 1/24/2016

Gareth of Machynlleth, Powys United Kingdom asks...

You have been playing for 75 minutes and the home team is losing heavily and one of it's coaching staff informs you that the pitch measurements are outside the regulations.
What should you do if you discover that they are?
And do Referees che...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/23/2016

Cliff McFadden of Bracknell, Berks asks...

If a free kick is taken from outside the penalty area and the keeper makes a save catching the ball but then drops it over the line should a goal be awarded even if a player was stood in an offside position when the ball was originally struck....

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 1/23/2016

john owen of Reading, Berkshire United Kingdom asks...

when was goal kicks allowed to be taken either side of the goal? when I played in goal you took the goal kick the side where the ball went out of play. not like a corner where you take it from the side it went out.
thank you 1...

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