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Character, Attitude and Control 4/24/2021

Jonathan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unites States asks...

Would like your opinions on my "unorthodox" refereeing style. When I center referee a game, I tend to talk quite a bit during a match. Any challenges where a player goes down but no foul I'll call out things like "not a foul", "fair shoulder", "strai...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/23/2021

Trent Futrell of Knoxville, TN USA asks...

In reffing a middle school game yesterday, Team A keeper had the ball and was running up to the penalty area line to punt/release the ball back into play. Team B player was shadowing the keeper and kept trying to get in front of the keeper trying to...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/20/2021

Engin Ataman of OLYMPIA, WA United States asks...

https://tr.beinsports.com/haber/dg-sivasspor-besiktas

25 seconds in, ball vs hand contact. No penalty was given but social media exploded debating if it should be given a penalty. What is your take on this instance. Thank you as always. ...

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Law 16 - The Goal Kick 4/15/2021

Larry of Danville, CA USA asks...

I have a follow up on the goal kick scenario where there is a double touch. Say a GK takes the goal kick and slips resulting in a slight touch and just prior to an attacker reaching the ball (with no other defenders around)the GK jumps on the ball. Y...

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Law 3 - The Players 4/14/2021

george of New York, New York Unites States asks...

A big pet peeve of mine as a referee is with subs wearing pinnies/bibs. I now include it in my very short pregame to players during check-in to wear it all the way like a jersey. Yet I still run into, quite frequently, where players will still just h...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/13/2021

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

It’s the first time I’ve been here in nearly a year, as COVID continues to shut down gameplay in British Columbia, Canada. Nice to see the panelists still at it.

In the question on the keeper getting a caution for handling a sloppy backpas...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/12/2021

Stephen of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Free kicks: I was recently told by another referee that a defending team has the right to call for a wall if a free is to be taken from within shooting range of the goal. That is, the attacking team cannot take a quick free kick if a defender asks t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/11/2021

Mark of West Pymble, New South Wales Australia asks...

Hi,

Today in my son's senior game, the opposition deliberately passed the ball back to their goalkeeper but misdirected it causing the keeper to have to use his hands to prevent the ball from going into the goal. The referee awarded an ...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 4/8/2021

Crebs Crem of Zagreb , Croatia asks...

Hello,
Are the referees advised not to play the advantage but to give the free-kick if the player who has been fouled seems to be injured and cannot get up? If the referees aren't advised as such, how would they deal with the following potential...

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Mechanics 4/6/2021

Derek of Cary, IL USA asks...

I don't feel like my question was answered I seems like it was lost in the background information. I'll post it here again:

If a mass walk-off occurs (reducing a team's players to below 7) and the referee either "stops play" or "suspends ...

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