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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/17/2026MIBSGRAD of Gainesville, VA United States asks...I have a question with regard to handling and would also like to know if the answer is any different under NFHS or IFAB.
Is a female allowed to cross her arms over her chest to avoid being hit by the ball when it comes from a distance?
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/13/2026Douglas Wix of Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom asks...Why wasnt Brobbey of Sunderland given a yellow card for a blatant & dangerous push on Romero of Spurs,causing injuries to both Romero & Kinsky,basically he should have been sent off as already had a yellow. Poor refereeing in my opinion!...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/31/2026Arturo Belmarotti of Belmar, NJ USA asks...I am in my late 40's and when I run, my jersey becomes untucked. One time I was on offense and a corner kick was lobbed in, and a defender tried to clear the ball which went up my shirt as I jumped in front of the defender and fell into the net with ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/31/2026Roy Ronald Riddler of Houston, TX United States asks...Question #1
If a goalkeeper leaves the goal with the ball in his hands what is the call.
Question #2
If a goalkeeper leaves the goal area to make a save. what is the call....
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/11/2026Nick of Crediton, Devon United Kingdom asks...What is the correct response to sanction a player who incites supporters. At full time a winning player ran to the supporters of the opposition took off his shirt and waved it above his head. Gestures were also made....
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/2/2026AEK FAN CLUB OF NY of Astoria, NY USA asks...https://youtu.be/FyNm0Io2aIk Please have a look here. 2 penalties. 1. was the first a penalty? 2. was the second a penalty 3. was there a foul on the yellow player (Domagoj Vida) before the "handball"...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/31/2026Doug Crawford of Folsom, CA U.S. asks...Hello fellow refs- I have a question about the need to touch the ball when shielding the ball.
I read an article in *Referee Magazine* February 2026 issue, written by Joe Manjone, an AskTheRef panel official, entitled *Shoves and Shields, What...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/26/2026peter babbage of Hjørring, North Denmark Region Denmark asks...Reading a review of a recent EPL match it said that a player accidentally handled a shot going into the goal. For this a penalty kick was awarded and a yellow card shown. Surely if the ball just strikes a defender it calls into question if its a pena...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/29/2025Damianos of Athens, Attiki Greece asks...First of all I would like to thank you for your answers.
What refs McHugh and Dawson described was more or less the same as what I initial thought.
What ref Grove pointed out though is probably what is confusing me. In both cas...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/27/2025Damianos of Athens, Attiki Greece asks...I have a more general question regarding how untouchable is a Goalkeeper.
The last couple of matches in the greek league, there were incidents that to me are confusing. Weirdly the same goalkeeper is involved.
The fisrt case, th...
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