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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/25/2022

Ryan of Phoenix, AZ USA asks...

I wanted to report back that I just had to implement this this past weekend in an adult recreation match. A more skilled player had been fouled four times, the third time was a sloppy challenge from behind. He was clearly frustrated, I announced on t...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/24/2022

Dom Maunder of saltash, england asks...

Why was Ronaldos goal against arsenal ruled offside when the lines var put on the screen showed he was actually onside? The arsenal players line was red and because united were in playing in blue, ronaldos line was blue. Did var get confused and thin...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/24/2022

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

Hello,

I have another 'special' situation from the Czech league :-)

Situation: Goalkeeper catches the ball in his own penalty area. Teammates and opponents start pushing. The referee blows his whistle. He gives one yellow card ...

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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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