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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/27/2007

twalsh of st louis, mo st louis asks...

A ref has issued a yellow card to a goalie, is the goalie required to leave the field and be replaced by another player or can another player leave the field for him?...

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League Specific 10/26/2007

brad stewart of taylor, mi usa asks...

i play high school soccer and i had a game go to a 1 to 1 tie. in the penalty shootout, we scored 3 goals to 2. the newspaper credited me and my other 2 teammates for the goals but what would the final score be? 2-1 or 4-3 ???...

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 10/26/2007

David Ogrin of New Braunfels, Texas USA asks...

Or if the AR is quick he just points his flag in the proper direction with an absolute poker face just as if the ball did go out. Guilty as charged....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/26/2007

bob of toronto, ontario canada asks...

while standing in the goal area can a keeper reach outside of the box and grab a kicked ball in the air. basically reach out past the line but in the air...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/26/2007

Steve Cerretani of Howell, NJ USA asks...

The ref called tripping and awarded us an INDIRECT kick. He's a friend, so after the game I reminded him that a trip is a DIRECT kick. He said it's up to the ref's discretion as to whether it's direct or indirect based on the severity of the trip. I...

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Law 15 - Throw In 10/26/2007

Dave Eberle of Clarkston, Washington USA asks...

Throw in Clarification

In a recent response to a question [17503], Referee Richard Dawson stated that,
"The throw in has a few new wrinkles in it. The 2 meter free zone and an incorrectly taken throw in that does not enter the field ...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 10/26/2007

russ of macon, gA USA asks...

Can a defensive player be inside the goal, goalie or other player, and knock the ball out of the goal before it touches the net?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/26/2007

WalterRobinson of Pawling, NY USA asks...

If contact is made with the goal keeper, who is playing the ball, by an attacker in the penalty box, is this a foul?...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/26/2007

BARRY BICKES of saltillo, mississippi usa asks...

On a direct kick can a player be off sides?

we had a direct kick their team lined up on the 18 yrd line and we had a player behind them close to the goal....

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Law 11 - Offside 10/26/2007

Gary Davies of Harrow, Middlesex asks...

If a player is in an offside position, yet the ball is played backwards to him, is he deemed to be offside....

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