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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/30/2007

Avery Haskell of overland park, Kansas USA asks...

A referee gives player 1 a red card for striking. A teammate of player 1 attempting to reason with the referee snatches the red card as he lifts it up. The player who grabs the card is also sent off. This falls under the category of dissent, correct?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/30/2007

Avery Haskell of overland park, Kansas USA asks...

If all of team A does a red card deserving chant (wheather in english or another language and the referee knows this language) while on the field/sideline right before the game starts does the whole team get red cards?...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/30/2007

Avery Haskell of overland park, Kansas USA asks...

Team A is taking a corner and they have all of their players, including defenders and goalkeeper, in the box in an attempt to score . Team B gets the ball and begins to sprint toward the open goal. A team A defender manages to get a little past half ...

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Law 15 - Throw In 11/30/2007

Mica Saunders of Lancaster, PA USA asks...

Reffing a game, I had a player follow the required techniques on a throw-in. On delivering the throw, the ball slipped out of her hands and bounced into the field. She did not touch the ball until another player touched the ball. I let play contin...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/30/2007

Linda Roberts of Suisun City, CA USA asks...

Based on the description below, what would be your advice re: what to look for when contact occurs during play to determine if a foul has occurred?
Before describing the play, this might be helpful to know: the referee that called the game has m...

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Mechanics 11/30/2007

p . atkin of rotherham, south yorkshire england asks...

2 players rec treatment. 1 fwd ply other g/kp. after treatment fwd player is sent to t/line . g/kp is allowed to continue in goal .is this allowed and fair . game sheff wed v barnsley 27/11/07 . should both plys have been sent to touch line. pete ....

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/30/2007

Richard Baroniunas of Massapequa Park, NY USA asks...

Ron just had his cap key lock on, he isn't the type to yell [17700]. On another note, I was trying to find the FIFA position paper on this matter, do you know where we can find it?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/30/2007

Alic of Murrieta, CA USA asks...

I had been given a red card and kicked off the field for the rest of the game and also the next game. The reason was the when I made a goal I had taking off "ONE" of my shirts swung it around my head. We had to wear two shirts cause both teams had th...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 11/29/2007

Patrick Chambers of Kailua, HI USA asks...

Dear Sirs,

You all provide a valuable service for us in the trenches and well deserve our collective appreciation of your efforts.

My question involves what appears to be the routine exclusion of advantage (by referees under the...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/28/2007

Mike of Chino Hills, CA USA asks...

I have a question about tripping. At one point, I was dribbling with the ball, when an opponent came alongside me, and crossed his leg in front of both of my legs. I ended up falling hard. The referee did not call a foul, and I figured it was beca...

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