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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/16/2022

Peter Kilpatrick of Stockton, CA United States asks...

Was the red card in the Manchester United vs Brighton game on Feb 16 justified. From what I saw the defender was not the last defender, so would DOGSO be applicable? The tackle was not violent just sloppy. I would have stayed with the yellow that the...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/16/2022

Malcolm Colledge of BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, United Kingdom asks...

if a player gets fouled and needs on pitch treatment and the player who does the foul gets a card shown ,does the injured player have to go to sidelines to wait refs permission to return to the field?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/13/2022

Jeremy of Sacramento, California USA asks...

I feel like reckless/SPA cautions are not given enough in the below-professional level game. The biggest takeaway that watching professional referees has given me is to give these out a lot more often. I now rarely leave a match cardless, and usually...

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Law 1- The Field 2/7/2022

william t Stoneman of Fairfield, California USA asks...

Goal lines are 5" wide but goal post is just 2" in depth. where does it go? Even with the front of the line. Or even with the back of the line? ...

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Law 3 - The Players 2/7/2022

Christopher Rhodes of Camberley, Surrey United Kingdom asks...

was watching a relegation match where team A needed a draw to avoid relegation.
In 85th Minute at 0-0 team A were attacking and the referee was running a diagonal line across the pitch. The attack breaks down and the referee stops running and st...

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Other 2/3/2022

Christian Daniel of Edmonton, Alberta Canada asks...

Will there be any provincial upgrade applications this year? If so, when should we be applying and how? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/2/2022

Sagy of Austin, Texas USA asks...

Normally, no foul is called if there is no contact between players, however there are exceptions (e.g., a player throwing a punch and missing). What is the correct call in the following situation.

Blue player is going towards the goal in t...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 2/2/2022

Hector Catre of Toronto, Ontario Canada asks...

Weston McKennie (Juventis/USMNT) throws in like an NFL quarterback. Is this a legal throw in?
See reference below ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 1/26/2022

Mark of Eugene, Oregon US asks...

I have a style of refereeing very different from almost everyone I see and work with. I talk a lot during the match. Like, any contentious challenge where I don't call a foul, I immediately call out why I'm not calling a foul. If a ball hits an arm a...

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Other 1/26/2022

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hello,
Are there any situations, other than not sending off a player after second caution, which will invalidate a match? If yes, can you please give some examples?
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