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Law 5 - The Referee 11/5/2007

Michelle of Irvine, CA United States asks...

How old do you have to be for each referee level?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/5/2007

Bill B of Babylon, NY USA asks...

On a free kick, can a defending player in the "wall" jump straight up and down (without infringing on the 10 yds)at the moment the ball is kicked? Recently, we were the beneficiaries of such an "infraction" and I can honestly say I've never in my lif...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/5/2007

Chris Comer of Costa Mesa, CA USA asks...

Can the goalie kick a ball from outside the penalty area into the penalty area and then pick it up with his hands?
This happened in a Boys U12 game and the goalie was called for an infraction. However, someone after the game (not the ref) said t...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/5/2007

george bordokas of manhattan beach, ca usa asks...

if a penalty kick is awarded and time in the half or the game has expired are all the players taken away from the penalty box and the kicker takes the tick with no play after any sort of rebound?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/5/2007

Ron Floridia of Massapequa, NY usa asks...

MY PLAYER WAS AWARDED A PENATY KICK,SHE STARTED TO THE BALL ,FAKED RIGHT THEN STEPPED BACK ONE STEP THEN SHOT LEFT FOR A GOAL.THE GOAL WAS NOT ALLOWED ,DUE TO SHE TOOK A STEP BACK....

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Law 3 - Number of Players 11/5/2007

dan bernert of cincinnati, ohio usa asks...

A goal was scored in a game midway thru the 2nd quarter. After the goal I figured out why we were outmanned the entire quarter. The other team had 12 players on the field. I alerted this to the ref, he counted and yellow carded the coach. He did not ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/5/2007

Mark of Westport, CT USA asks...

So this all begs the question [17650] as to what the proper decision is if the same substitute enters the field of play and commits what would otherwise be a penal foul against an attacker in which the DOGSO criteria were met. I can understand that ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 11/5/2007

John Cowles of Bedford, MA USA asks...

In my Boys U-11 team's most recent match, our defender clearly kicked the ball to our keeper. Our keeper had not expected such a play under the circumstances and clearly handled the ball (deliberately touching the ball with his hands) inside the goa...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/5/2007

Sam of sunnyvale, ca usa asks...

Ref Chuck Fleischer explains offside:

1. Is the player in the attacking half of the field?
2. Is the player nearer the goal line than the ball?
3. Is the player nearer the goal line than the last but one opponent or the last two ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 11/5/2007

Scott of Huntington Beach, ca usa asks...

Hi,

There was an interesting moment in Saturday's MLS playoff game. Chivas had free kick near midfield. A Kansas City player deliberately stood a yard or two in front of the ball.

The Chivas kicker placed both his hands on the ...

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