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Law 5 - The Referee 11/28/2007

Aaron of Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA asks...

I understand the balance between dealing with trifling offenses and more serious ones. However, I have to cringe every time I see a kickoff where the kicking team is standing on the defending half of the field, sometimes by over a yard. I first noti...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/28/2007

Joe Iano of Seattle, WA USA asks...

Attacker A stands in an offside position on the defender's side of the field, but close to the halfway line. One of A's teammates kicks a long ball toward the defending team's goal, over A and all other players except the defending keeper. There is n...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/28/2007

Stephen Fritz of Lexington, Kentucky United States asks...

I'm not really a fan of the "Four D's" solution [18007]. The keeper's obvious intent was to deny the player who beat him the opportunity to score a goal. That intent should be punished. I subscribe more generally to the "last-man" theory. If you comm...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/28/2007

Edgar Hulatt of Calgary, Alberta Canada asks...

Wow, that one [17935] had my mind in knots. After thinking it through and trying to relate the various options to the FIFA LOTG rule book I came to the following conclusion:

1. If a defending player pulls the crossbar down to prevent the...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/28/2007

Peter of Stockton, CA USA asks...

Hi

Just some follow up information [18006], the girl from Team B did NOT strike the player from team A. What is in question is what falls under "attempting to strike"?

To me this means that you actually try to hit but miss. To m...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/28/2007

Jay of Santa Cruz, CA US asks...

I'm having problems with the reasoning on legal slide tackles (and more importantly recognizing them), hopefully you can shed some light on the situation. A player can legally tackle a player and have his/her opponent eating dirt as a result. Clearl...

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League Specific 11/28/2007

Ankur of Durg, Chhattisgarh India asks...

What are the various to get into an international team?How to start to achieve the goal to play for the international team?...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 11/28/2007

Tom of Kingsport, TN USA asks...

Do all college soccer teams have a jersey with number 10 that an outstanding dribbler and passer wears in a game? Are some rules different in college and high school?


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Law 15 - Throw In 11/28/2007

noel lopez of aurora, il usa asks...

Hello! its me again! Wow you refs sure stick together don't cha? I don't mean to be so argumentative about the whole spin on throw-ins "myth"! However I came across this link and I would love for you to view.

http://www.soccerhelp.com/Thr...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/27/2007

Bill Bryant of Seattle, WA USA asks...

One of the great things about refereeing (I'm in my first year) is that you continually see things you hadn't seen while coaching (which I have for 10+ years). This past weekend, I reffed a game where there were TWO situations that I hadn't encounte...

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