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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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League Specific 9/13/2007

Marianne of Valley Springs, CA USA asks...

Can you explain the reason for a rec league to impose a rule stating that a team can not be 5 goals or more ahead of another team; and if they are winning by 5 goals or more than the winning team needs to start taking players out of the game when th...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 9/12/2007

Sean Pidgeon of Montreal, Quebec Canada asks...

Would a small diamond nose stud be considered jewelry ? ...

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Other 9/12/2007

B. Douglas of Vine Grove, KY USA asks...

On a high school team, does every player get to play and if not what are the rules about a high school player not playing and a 7th grader playing on the team instead?...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/12/2007

tim block of rochester, mn usa asks...

When does "slight deflection" become "intentionally played" by a defender. Often a defender intentionally tries to redirect ball with header but does not get sufficient contact to achieve significant redirection and ball continues on to attacker who ...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 9/12/2007

ginny lindgard of kaaawa, hawaii usa asks...

Aloha,
I have been asked to be line refferee this
weekend and know nothing about the rules.

Please halp mee!!!...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 9/12/2007

nathalie chauvin of Stoney Point, Ontario Canada asks...

if a team only has enough players to make a team of 8. then 2 players get hurt and they both will not get better anytime soon .. if the game forfeited or rematch later?...

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League Specific 9/12/2007

Steve Shuler of Bryant, AR USA asks...

I am a grade 8 referee and I'm really trying to upgrade to my 7 and eventually higher. I understand to do so, I must complete 75 games as a center with a three-man crew and 25 games as an AR. But I've heard varying opinions as to exactly which game...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 9/12/2007

Paul of The Hague, - Netherlands asks...

In tonight's Euro 2008 qualifier Albania v Holland, an amount of six minutes of stoppage time was indicated by the fourth official (if I am not mistaken). However, in what I believe was the 94th minute, the referee blew the final whistle after firewo...

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