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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/3/2022

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

Hello,

one question, please.

The player shoots at the goal and completes the movement of the foot by kicking the opponent.

Is it a foul? What will you take into account?

Thank you very much!...

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Character, Attitude and Control 2/28/2022

Jeremy of Sacramento, California USA asks...

I was watching some rugby referee clips and the level of respect they get from players is so great compared to soccer. If any of you are aware of this difference, do you think there's anything that a soccer referee could utilize from rugby referees? ...

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Law 3 - The Players 2/27/2022

Joe of Taipei, Taiwan asks...

Situation:
Teams are level at FT and ET. Both teams have exhausted their substitutions. After the final whistle, the teams go into the penalty shootout. The other team gets one of their field players to switch with their GK (assuming he is an s...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/26/2022

MARV of Bowmanville, Ontario Canada asks...

I recently saw a clip of the Roma women's keeper who kicked a goal kick a second time within her own penalty area and a result was dismissed for DOGSO. My questions...Does any non-penal offence that results in DOGSO now result in a dismissal? And als...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/23/2022

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

Hello,

one question, please.

Situation:

Player passes into his own penalty area. Ball enters this penalty area. The ball is there without any further touch. The referee orders the dropped ball at that moment.

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High School 2/22/2022

Miguel Garcia of San Benito, Texas USA asks...

As the halftime buzzer sounded, my player was punched by one of the 11 players on the field, and the ref showed the opposing player a red. The second half was about to start, and the opposing team sent out 11 players. The ref allowed them to play wit...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/22/2022

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

Final question (though they may appear in reverse oder...):
this one is from the Jamaica-Mexico game.

There's a 50-50-ish (60-40?) ball and the Jamaican player comes in hard and contacts the ball before slamming into the Mexican play...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/22/2022

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

Re: how close is "playing distance"?

Here's a clip from Canada's 2-0 win over the USA, in Hamilton.

American attacker brings the ball into the PA and the Canadian (black uniform) steps in his path, lets the ball go through, and ...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/22/2022

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

It's been a while since I asked a question though I've been checking in.

I have a few video clips from CONCACAF World Cup qualifying action. I'll start with two offside examples.

Canada vs El Salvador: AR follows offside play a...

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Mechanics 2/21/2022

Ono of RG, ISR ISR asks...

This question is about VAR.

Say VAR checks for a penalty after the ref gives a corner.
The check shows a handball offense, BUT it came after a clear offside.

What's the right decision here - a corner or offside?...

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