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Law 15 - Throw In 10/17/2007

Miles Hoover of Altus, OK U.S.A. asks...

A ball rolling down the touchline went out and rolled 30 yards where it was put in play again. I whistled the play stopped and had the team retake the throw in at the spot it had crossed the touchline. A fellow referee who was playing on the team tak...

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Other 10/17/2007

Al Dugan of Belmar, NJ USA asks...

Just a follow up on that corner kick number equaling a penalty myth...HS soccer in the late '60's in my area used to decide ties in favor of the team with MORE corners taken!!!! Yep, too many American Football athletic directors.......

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Other 10/16/2007

Franco of Does not matter, USA asks...

I sense I have worn out my welcome. I usually hit this site in batches due to fluctuations in my soccer schedule and activities and I guess I am too much for some to handle. If you check history there are certains times I come to this website and whe...

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Mechanics 10/16/2007

jim of crenshaw, California U.S.A. asks...

how many referees are there in a soccer game
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Law 17 - Corner Kick 10/16/2007

Kimberly Diakogiannis of Fitzgerald, Ga USA asks...

On a corner kick can an opposing player be in the goalie box obstructing the goalie and score a goal or would that be a penalty?...

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Other 10/16/2007

Stephen of cork, ireland asks...

how long does it take to become a professional referee and how much do they get paid?. thanks...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/16/2007

alex of richmond hill, on canada asks...

If the referee considers the ball has not been kicked and moved, then the restart did not happened correctly. Is it not correct that the corner kick needs to be retake. The idfk should be awarded only if the kicker touches the ball again after the ba...

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Other 10/16/2007

John McCain of Semmes, Alabama USA asks...

I agree with your answer regarding how a coach (or anyone else for that matter) who disagrees with a call should behave. The nature of soccer is that there will be MANY bad calls / no calls in a match depending on where you are sitting. I can remem...

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Law 15 - Throw In 10/16/2007

Kirk of Santa Barbara, CA USA asks...

Assume that Player A is positioning himself to take a throw-in, with both feet completely outside the touchline. Without causing any material delay, his coach yells out to have his teammate, Player B, take the throw-in. Player B is on the field of ...

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Mechanics 10/16/2007

Philip of Houston, TX USA asks...

What is the restart position for the delayed offside call? In this example the offside player ran across the field to make a play for the ball? Would the restart be all the way back toward midfield and also across to the other side of the pitch?

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