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Other 11/15/2007

Zoran of Santa Monica, CA USA asks...

First of all I would like to thank you refs for your input and I would like to respond to some of the comments.

- I would love to see you guys retreive the ball for the opposing team, go ahead do it in your game and see what happens. Some ...

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Mechanics 11/15/2007

Jed of Mid North Coast, New South Wales Australia asks...

Hey guys, played a tough game last night, just for leisure though. Unfortunately, the one goal scored against us posed an interesting question for matches in which I will be refereeing in the future. As our goalkeeper (my father) is old and slow (no ...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/15/2007

Doug Warren of Lake Stevens , WA USA asks...

Free kick is taken from about 40 yards out. Ball is played into penalty area and defender plays ball out, but it is intercepted by attacker that is in offside position who scores. FIFA laws clearly state that it is offside if the ball was deflected...

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League Specific 11/15/2007

ihssan of melbourne, victoria australia asks...

what are the rules for a International soccer game??...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/15/2007

tiffani of burbank, CA United States asks...

area where the golie privalages are in effect...

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Mechanics 11/15/2007

Daniel of vienna, va usa asks...

Well, I was wondering what your opinion of the Taylor Twellman goal against the Chicago Fire...

To me it was a bicycle kick but a dangerous high kick. I mean the defensive guy was right there, and for his safety he just got out of the wa...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 11/15/2007

Mark of Los Angeles, CA USA asks...

with reference to 8507, perhaps "jeff" meant "awarded a goal kick" instead of "awarded a goal". The next part follows mroe logically and it is a pretty good question... ...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 11/15/2007

james nolan of kilkenny, ireland asks...

can a kick off be scored direct with out touching a player , just one kick...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/15/2007

Jerry Walker of Ukarumpa, EHP Papua New Guinea asks...

A player is very much in the offside position (20 metres) and the ball is kick down the field past him. He runs after the ball and hears someone yelling, "offsides". When the player gets about a metre away from the ball he relizes he is going to be...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/15/2007

Steve of Vero Beach, FL USA asks...

For purposes of resetting a player's Offside status, does the defender heading the ball qualify as "control"?

In a game last week, an attacker was in an offside position when her teammate crossed the ball. The cross was headed by a defende...

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