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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/2/2007

Fred Landau of Harrisburg, PA USA asks...

Question 18024 leads to some interesting what-if scenarios, particularly if the referee fails to notice the offside signal that the AR has properly delayed until determining that attacker A got to the ball first.

Scenario 1: Attacker A, w...

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League Specific 12/2/2007

Leanne Dunk of Agassiz, British Columbia Canada asks...

My son has received a yellow card in 3 out of his 10 games this year so far and we just found out that he has been suspended for one game. We are wondering if this is correct. ...

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League Specific 12/1/2007

Paul Ziegenbein of Houston, TX USA asks...

When a player is required to sit out a game because he has acquired 3 yellow cards, does he have to be physically present at the game he is sitting out?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/1/2007

Patrick Chambers of 96734, Hi USA asks...

Thank you both for the well-reasoned responses. Your continuing patience and dedication in responding to us is much appreciated.

My "question" was more a response to an issue raised by the answers to question # 18012 rather than the quest...

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Mechanics 12/1/2007

Melvin Hagerman of Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. asks...

So, with those green and red signs used for substitutions (where there are no electronic signs), I noticed that they only go up to about number 23 or 25. I do know in MLS and in college games there are players who wear higher numbers, or numbers "0"...

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League Specific 12/1/2007

Melvin Hagerman of Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. asks...

Talk about crazy--Colorado has a rule in high school soccer that said if a team was 8 goals ahead, and they scored another, a player was sent-off. Not taken off voluntarily--SENT OFF!
I could easily imagine a situation where a team down 8 goa...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 12/1/2007

Melvin Hagerman of Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. asks...

Is the same true of goalkeepers wearing number 1 (or "0" or "00" for that matter)? [18018]...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 12/1/2007

Melvin Hagerman of Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. asks...

This one I saw during a USL Division II final which went to PK's:

One of the players on the visiting team had been cramping during the extra-time periods. He had been chosen to kick in the PK's at the end. On his turn, his kick was saved,...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/1/2007

Melvin Hagerman of Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. asks...

Regarding offside from a throw-in:

I was watching the Copa Sudamerica (South American version of UEFA Cup) final last night (America [MEX{ v. Arsenal {ARG]), when this happened in the second half:

On Arsenal's defensive half of ...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/30/2007

Bob of LA, CA USA asks...

A penalty kick was called in a youth game. The referee told the kicker that he must start his run toward kicking the ball from within the box. (In other words he was not allowed to get a running start from outside the box.) Is this correct per FIF...

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