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Questions & Answers for "Peter Grove" 1 - 10 of Mechanics 7/9/2026Reuben Bernick of Glencoe, IL United States asks...Concerning the disallowance of Egypt's goal in the game against Argentina, could the referee have decided that the "foul" was not a foul by World Cup standards, or if it was, that the foul should not be called, even though it was part of the progress...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 7/6/2026??? of Guangzhou, Guangdong China asks...In the semi-automatic offside rule, a player's hair is considered part of their body only if it affects the trajectory of the ball. So, in the match between Croatia and Portugal, Matanovic only touched the ball with his hair, but the trajectory of th...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 7/3/2026Steve Maricic of Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey US asks...I watched the Croatia-Portugal game last night. I know very little about soccer, and I have a very stupid question about the Offside rule:
Imagine a game where Team A is winning 1-0 with a few minutes left to play. They decide to move al...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 6/29/2026Peter Cottam of Accrington, Lancashire United Kingdom asks...Germany v Paraguay on TV now ,German player from his own half kicks ball forward into other half towards a player who is stood offside, Paraguay player then heads it over touch line and the referee gives a corner,why not an indirect free kick for off...
Read The Full Q & A Law 10 - Determining the Outcome of a Match 6/27/2026Joe g of Essex Jct, VT USA asks...A kickoff that goes directly into opponents goal is ….. goal kick for defending team…correct?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/15/2026David Saunders of WICKFORD, United Kingdom asks...In the Tottenham v Leeds match last Monday Tel was adjudged to have fouled Ampadu.
Should an indirect free kick instead of a penalty kick been awarded?
Law 12.2 states 'An indirect free kick is awarded if a player plays in a dangerous manne...
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 High School 3/18/2026Scott of Wyoming, MI USA asks...Player A is in an offside position
Teammate B dribbles past everyone, including player A
Both progress down the field, no defender is able to catch up
B passes to A who shoots and scores
Offside or good goal?
Thank you very m...
Read The Full Q & A Law 3 - The Players 1/27/2025Brian 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?...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 1/27/2025Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...Hello
One mechanics question please.
Can the assistant referee intervene of his own free will if a player has the ball in the wrong place at the restart? (The rules state that he has this duty for corner kicks). Or more generall...
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