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Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/3/2007

Steven of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

If a penalty is awarded In the box and the player taken it shoots it hits the bar and rebounds to him and shoots again and scores is it a goal ?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/3/2007

Mike of Chino Hills, CA USA asks...

In a Boys U16 game, the center ref was setting up a penalty kick. The AR tried calling out to the Center Ref and the keeper to let them know that the keeper was standing in front of the goal line. Without noticing, the CR signaled for the penalty k...

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League Specific 11/2/2007

Derek McCormick of peoria, az usa asks...

When you get red carded, you can't play in the next game, correct? Well, my question is if you get red carded, can you go play on ANOTHER team as a guest player, to burn THAT game for the red? Sit out the guest game, then go back to your ORIGINAL/MAI...

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League Specific 11/2/2007

Robin Mignano of Staten Island, NY USA asks...

My daughter plays and I was wondering...
Does under 6 switch sides at half time? I see that under six teams do not switch sides but my daughters team recently started switching while other teams do not. I was wonder what the rules is for under...

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Other 11/2/2007

spencer of cincinnati, ohio USA asks...

if your ansesters are from Germany but you were born in the USA can you still play for Germany?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/2/2007

Aubrey Waddell of Maryville, TN USA asks...

I refereed a U12 Girls competitive league match recently. Late in the match with Team A ahead 3-2, the Team A goalkeeper made a routine pick-up of an attempted through ball about one yard inside her penalty area. As she looked around for punting targ...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/2/2007

Steve of Vero Beach, FL USA asks...

FIFA Law 14 and NFHS Rule 14 are remarkably similar on Penalty Kicks and consequences of infringements.

In a Girls JV game yesterday, a pk was awarded the Red team. All players retreated 10 yrds or more away and the kicker set up for the k...

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Other 11/1/2007

Tiffany Cozier of Bridgetown, Barbados asks...

what is the origin/ history of soccer/football?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/1/2007

Daniel of North Hollywood, Calif USA asks...

I've been to a slew of MLS games and noticed that the goalie never handles the ball when passed to him by a teammate - but does handle it when the ball was trapped, or headed to him from a teammate. So I asked a buddy "who knows the rules" and he co...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/1/2007

Robert of Glasgow, scotland asks...

does your full body have to be offside
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