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Law 11 - Offside 1/6/2025

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

Hello

one more question, maybe a bit strange please.

Does hair count as part of the head for offside purposes? For example, for a player like Fellaini.

Until now, I was sure that hair was part of the head. :-)

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/6/2025

Pete Lee of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom asks...

Hi all, I was just wondering if someone could clarify something that happened at Eastwood vs. Hucknall Town at the weekend.

Hucknall scored a third goal. In the process, the defender on the line handled it to push the ball out, but the bal...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/4/2025

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

Hello

one question please.

Law 8

Dropped ball

In all other cases, the referee drops the ball for one player of the team that
last touched the ball AT THE POSITION WHERE IT LAST TOUCHED a player, an ou...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/4/2025

Ty of Kamloops, BC Canada asks...

Hello and happy new year!

I have a question regarding the denial of promising attacks and obvious goal-scoring opportunities.

For DOGSO, the LOTG specifies the considerations that should be made: distance, direction, control, a...

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 1/2/2025

Patrick Strode of Plymouth, United Kingdom asks...

Scenario: attacking player shoots. Ball hits defender and goes out for a throw in.
Defender who the ball struck goes down hurt as a result of the ball hitting them.
How does the game restart?
A.) Throw in to the attacking side
B....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/30/2024

David Howard of WETHERBY, West Yorkshire United Kingdom asks...

1. Can a penalty be awarded when the offence does not take place within the penalty area?
2. Can a penalty be awarded when the ball is not in play? e.g. waiting to take a corner and the goalkeeper flattens the centre forward with a right hook!<...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 12/26/2024

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

Hello

one question about throw-in please.

Law 15:
At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower must:

- throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of p...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/26/2024

Anita Pearce of Basildon , UK asks...

So at a corner the opponents go behind goal line in the goal therefore technically off the pitch. Why is this allowed yet a player cannot leave the pitch without permission. Injured player has to come back round to side of pitch before coming on. ...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/26/2024

Stephen Landis of Agoura Hills, CA United States asks...

An offensive player is in the offside position and their fellow player kicks them the ball. Should I call offsides if:
1. The ball never reaches the offending player as a defender gets to the ball first and starts to dribble up the field. As ...

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 12/23/2024

Peter Babbahe of Hjorring , Denmark asks...

The ball hits the referee who is on the goal line from a shot by the attacker. It was clearly going into the goal otherwise. Is this a drop ball or does the ball go to the keeper? ...

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