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Mechanics 4/23/2022

Dom Maunder of Saltash, Cornwall United Kingdom asks...

Why is the arsenal manager, arteta, allowed to spend the whole game outside of the technical area without being challenged by the referee?...

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League Specific 4/19/2022

mary Ramirez-de-Arellano of Damascus, MD United States asks...

What is the proper restart when the ball hits the head of a player, 10 or younger, both 1)when the contact is inadvertent and 2)
when the player deliberately heads the ball?

Thank you....

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High School 4/19/2022

John p Burns of loveland, CO United States asks...

If a defensive player is injured and down on the field, but the ref is allowing advantage, is the injured player active for offsides by the team attempting to score.

In other words the the offence played the ball forward and the ref calle...

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Mechanics 4/18/2022

Ryan of Phoenix, AZ USA asks...

What is the best way to announce to players about a potential persistent offenses caution for repeated fouls on a single targeted player? Should you make a loud announcement that you want no more fouls in a short period on that player so everyone is...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/17/2022

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

Hello,

one situation from today's Czech League, please.

Situation: Player A1 passes the 'long ball', teammate A2 is in an offside position and is not interested in playing the ball. The player A2 is not close to the defender. D...

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Law 3 - The Players 4/15/2022

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

I was reffing at a high school (not U.S. high school) tournament recently. One team had no subs, whereas the other had many and were winning comfortably.

After the game, both the losing coaches and a parent respectfully asked why I was all...

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 4/15/2022

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hello,

I want to ask whether such a decision/scenario invalidates the match or not. Say, team A is attacking inside the penalty area and the referee incorrectly calls for an offside. However, he/she realises the offside was wrong and since...

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Mechanics 4/14/2022

Bob of HARROGATE, North Yorkshire England asks...

Another question on VAR
As a football fan aged 66 I am still unsure about VAR and if it really is 'helping'. I am a Liverpool fan and saw Manchester City v Liverpool last weekend, where VAR assisted Liverpool by ruling out City's 3rd goal, then ...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 4/13/2022

Zachary Scherschligt of Minnetonka, MN United States asks...

I have a question about quick v. ceremonial free kicks. We had a situation where the whistle was blown for a handball and a free kick was awarded, a player from the defending team stood near the ball while two other defenders formed a wall about five...

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4/13/2022

Shane of Limerick, Munster Ireland asks...

Hi there,

Just a follow up on this question, has there been any rules to stop this as I have not seen anyone attempt this in the last few years or is it deemed as unsporting and not in the nature of the game. Thank you ...

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