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Law 16 - The Goal Kick 9/2/2021

Jim of trinity, FL US asks...

Goal kicks opponents are to be outside the penalty area but if an opponent is in the pen area and the keeper plays the ball to his teammate is that OK? If not OK does the ref allow play to continue, or have the kick retaken, or something else? Thank...

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Other 9/1/2021

MARV of Bowmanville, Ontario Canada asks...

Regarding the question from Referee Dawson...I have a copy of the 1998 LOTG (Green Book). The Infringement /Sanctions section of Law 14 reads:

"If the referee gives the signal for a penalty kick to be taken and, before the ball is in play,...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/31/2021

Luis David of San Mateo, CA USA asks...

Player makes a second-long "middle finger" gesture to an opposing team player, but the only one that may have seen it is the ref: the offender is partially covering the sign with other sign, ref is 1 yard away from the offender, offender times it so ...

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Other 8/31/2021

Derek of Cary, IL USA asks...

Do you think that IFAB should allow the referee to award a goal if it was illegally defended, i.e. the Suarez handball?

Other sports allow the officials to do this in similar situations.
American football allows referees to decide the...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/29/2021

EL Yasa Gherri of tripoli, libya Libya asks...

the ball with an opponent when I tried to kick the ball before I reach the ball he put his leg to protect the ball so my foot hit his instead - is this a foul against me , didn't meant to hit the leg but when he felt that I will be able to reach the ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/29/2021

Mark J Loftus of Malanda, Qld Australia asks...

The consistant calling of "my ball" or mine.is this no longer an offence ?...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 8/25/2021

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hello,
I wish to ask a question about penalty kicks. Say, team A has won a penalty and player A10 will take the penalty. Before the kick is taken, player A3 enters into the penalty area, A10 kicks the ball, the ball deflects from the goalkeeper,...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 8/25/2021

James of Memphis, Tn USA asks...

On throw-ins when is a player too far over the touchline? I only have this problem in rec leagues....

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Law 11 - Offside 8/22/2021

John of Antrim, United Kingdom asks...

So, if the PIOP is not interfering in play in the above scenario, he could potentially be awarded a penalty kick.
However, is that not a case where the PIOP has gained an advantage by being in that position (and therefore guilty of the infractio...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/22/2021

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Oh, I am really sorry for the typo. I actually meant why didn't the referee restart the play with a dropped ball after Rooney has been sent off?

I know, penalty kick cannot be awarded in such a case since the ball was not in the play when ...

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