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Law 3 - The Players
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Law 3 - The Players 3/22/2025

Perter of Melbourne , NSW Australia asks...

Two questions, please:
Can a goalkeeper change roles with another field player just before a penalty kick is taken during normal time? (There is no injury to the goalkeeper.)

2) If a field player switches with a goalkeeper without the...

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Law 3 - The Players 2/22/2025

Ishiaku Ibrahim of LOKOJA, KOGI NIGERIA asks...

Is it an offence for a captain of a team to give his captain ban to a team mate during play?...

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Law 3 - The Players 1/27/2025

Brian Murphy of Stafford, VA USA asks...

A team is given a RED Card, but the team does not play a man down, and then scores a PK. Can the Ref take away the goal once he/she realizes the team that got the Red card and just scored did not go down a man?...

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Law 3 - The Players 12/8/2024

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

So that's another problem with the Czech version of the rules.

Believe it or not, they write this there:

A player can intentionally leave the field of play without permission.

when the player:
a) is injured
...

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Law 3 - The Players 12/7/2024

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

Hello

one more 're-enter' question please.

The ball is in play. The player voluntarily decides to leave the field of play (due to injury or equipment repair). This is allowed by the rules.

Does the player have to ask ...

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Law 3 - The Players 11/20/2024

Philip Harraway of Simi Valley, CA USA asks...

Can a player leave the field for the purpose of completing a move begun by that player in order to avoid opposition players. I am referring to passing movements such as the give-and-go or overlap.

I would suggest that this type of movemen...

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Law 3 - The Players 9/27/2024

Doug Crawford of Folsom, CA U.S. asks...

Extra player on the field:
2024-25 LOTG says in case a goal is scored, and an extra attacking player interfered then the goal is disallowed.
If the extra player did not interfere then the goal is good.
In U.S. youth soccer (and adul...

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Law 3 - The Players 9/19/2024

Isaac Odame of Accra, Ghana asks...

Can a goal be disallowed after a game when a team sees a video of the opponent having an extra player as at the time the goal was scored?...

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Law 3 - The Players 2/10/2024

Bibiana Armenta of San Antonio, TX United States asks...

After overtime is finished and still tied, can the forward player take the position of the Goalkeeper during the penalty shootout?...

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Law 3 - The Players 12/15/2023

Peter Byrne of Sale, Cheshire England asks...

As a retired football referee I often get in discussions on the laws of football.
Recently, I was asked - if a player deliberately runs off the field of play to pass an opponent after kicking and keeping the ball in play, what is the correct de...

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