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Questions & Answers for "Richard Dawson" 1 - 10 of 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 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 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/28/2026Mark Stanton of Ketchum, Idaho United States asks... In the Argentina v Jordon game last night ,Argentina got a penalty when Jordon player was kicked in the head. I thought putting your head where a player is entitled to try and kick the ball is creating a " dangerous play " and should have actually ...
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 14 - The Penalty kick 6/19/2026Josh Maund of Lincolnshire, Lincoln England asks...If a player taking a penalty hits a really hard shot which cannons off the crossbar and (whether due to the wind or just misjudging bounces) finds its way into the taker's goal is it an own goal? Or a corner like as it’s a restart in play ??...
Read The Full Q & A Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 6/13/2026Jeff Moore of Grass Valley, CA United States asks...Watching the U.S. vs Paraguay game. Paraguay given a free kick for foul. And U.S. player given yellow card. vAR reversed the card and give yellow to Paraguay for simulation. What would happen if they had scored on the free kick?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/24/2026Jerry of Riverside, CA United States asks...During a free kick, attacking player walks back and steps on defending player's foot. Defending player pushes attacker and gets a warning. Attacking player repeats motion, steps on foot, defending player get yellow. Attacking player repeats motion. W...
Read The Full Q & A Law 1- The Field 5/22/2026Jay Davies of Adelaide, SA Australia asks...Keeper kicking held ball is still standing inside the box but holding the ball over and slightly past the front of the box as they release to kick it.
Is the ball outside the box if any of it protrudes beyond the line or does it need to b...
Read The Full Q & A 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!...
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