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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/1/2007

Jeff Wiesner of Garden City, Michigan usa asks...

I understand that the keeper cannot willingly set the ball down onto the turf and pick it back up again inside the box, but what if he just drops it-accidentally -prior to distribution and scoops it up again with his hands? Does the indirect free kic...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 10/1/2007

of , USA asks...

Referee Contarino states [16944] "This is true of EVERY restart. " I believe he has forgotten the dropped ball restart, the ONLY restart where a player is allowed to kick the ball again without another player having touched it first.

Grea...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/1/2007

Jason of Lancaster, USA asks...

Here's the situation....

The ball carrier goes past the last defender. The ball carrier's teammate follows him past the last defender off to his left. The goalie moves toward the ball carrier to cut off his angle. Can the ball carrier ki...

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Law 15 - Throw In 10/1/2007

Steve Wyllie of Victoria, Canada asks...

When an individual does a throw-in, what constitutes a foot foul?
I understand that both feet have to be on the ground but my question is
1. Can a foot be on the line with none of the foot onto the field of play?
2 Can a foot be on the...

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Mechanics 10/1/2007

David K of Carlisle, IA Warren asks...

Okay okay!
I get it!
I vow, as a Referee, never to use the word "handball" during play.
But in all the questions I've read, I can't seem to find a suggestion of a clear name to call it out on the field. Yesterday, at a U14 girls match...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/1/2007

ArtK of Culver City, CA USA asks...

The question about keeper possession and attacker contact got me thinking -- what's the correct restart? Clearly, reckless or seriously foul play will result in a card, and a DFK if there is an underlying foul (say, kicking the keeper's arm while th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/1/2007

Nita of Jonesboro, Arkansas United States asks...

My 11 year old son was given a yellow card for ''retaliation'' in his soccer game yesterday. At what point does the pushing become a form of retaliation, as opposed to aggressive gameplay? The player that my son ''retaliated'' against was never cha...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/1/2007

Frank of Portsmouth, OH United States asks...

When taking a throw in can you be offside? I am quite sure you can't be but I wanted to make sure of this rule...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/1/2007

Jed Marquis of Boulder, Colorado USA asks...

Offensive player picks up a ball at midfield and starts toward the goal. No angles are involved, it's a footrace. The defender closes from behind and tackles the O player, from behind, outside the box. The O player is taken out and the D player con...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/1/2007

Andrew Manley of Fairfax, va usa asks...

Is it a foul when a defending player, without touching the ball, contacts a stationary attacking player from behind (with their chest or waist), with sufficient force to push them over the ball or to the ground? I see this most often during throw-i...

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