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League Specific 9/14/2007

John of Madrid, N.Y. USA asks...

A penalty kick is called and the player is injured. Trainer attends to the injury. Injured player is replaced. There are several players, for both teams, at the table to substitute. They all reported BEFORE the penalty kick foul was called. May the...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 9/13/2007

Isabelle of Daly City, Ca usa asks...

I would like to know how many players make up a soccer team?
thnaks...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/13/2007

Jim of Kwajalein, Republic of the Marshall Islands asks...

This is a several part question on golie possession:

1) The goalkeeper makes a save (either by hand, foot or body) but does not gain possession of the ball with his hands. He then dribbles the ball with his feet several yards (he is in co...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/13/2007

Steve Shuler of Bryant, Arkansas USA asks...

Okay, I've reviewed this question [15534] and your answers, and I have to disagree. You say that a player must "deliberately" handle a ball. But honestly, does anybody mean to handle the ball? In the majority of instances we will see as referees, ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/13/2007

Ron of Westborough, MA United States asks...

If a keeper receives a ball with his feet from an attacker is the keeper then allowed to handle the ball after having played it with his own feet?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/13/2007

TS of Rockford, IL USA asks...

Indirect Free Kick: LOTG state that the ball must be touched by another player before a goal can be awarded.

Game situation - Indirect free kick - Ball is kicked high up in the air above everyones head and towards the goal. The keeper fo...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 9/13/2007

Mlulami Chitha of Alice, South Africa South Africa asks...

Is it possible to substitute your goalkeeper by an infield or any 'new' player during the penalty shootout? What if he has started and you want to substitute him?...

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Other 9/13/2007

Patrick Trombly of Winthrop / Newton, MA USA asks...

Thanks for the feedback. We had even better results in Spring against the same teams, going 10-0 and giving up only 8 goals in the 10 games despite losing our top goalkeeper to the travel team over the winter and losing our most athletic player to ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/13/2007

david b mendoza of Sacramento, california usa asks...

a foul is commited 10 yrds. out side the 18 a wall is made 1 attacking is behind the wall in offside a direct kick is taken player in offside postion jumps and trys to head the ball but does not touch it because it is too high but a goal is scored is...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/13/2007

kayla martin of circleville, ohio usa asks...

can a girl on you're own team intentionally drop the ball back to the keeper and the keeper pick the ball up with her hands or will it be called a handball? should she pick it up or should she kick it and not touch it with her hands?...

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