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Law 4 - Players Equipment 9/12/2007

Lyn Nielsen of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

In what circumstances would a player be allowed to play with a chunky necklace?

I saw this allowed in the game between Ghana & Australia at the Women's World Cup.

I have been told that as a referee I must ensure that all jewellr...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/11/2007

John Duxbury of Drexel Hill, PA USA asks...

Hello, An offsides question. There are 2 offensive players who have legally gotten past all defenders (except the goalie). The offensive player without the ball is in front of the offensive player with the ball (closer to the goalline than the ball...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 9/11/2007

Sean Garber of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

When a penalty shootout occurs to decide the result of the match. Is a different goal keeper allowed to be used for the shoot out? Or does the goal keeper at the end of extra time have to continue?
Thanks...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 9/11/2007

Tom Waypa of Hartland, mi usa asks...

When is the soccer match over ?? We had a situation where the ball was in flight as the clock went to 0:00. As the ball came down it was headed into the goal. The call was no goal because time ran out. Is this correct. When is the match over ??...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/11/2007

Phil Ritter of Danville, CA USA asks...

An active discussion has taken place on a local soccer Board recently and I have been in disagreement with a referee who is normally highly repected. I am troubled by the fact that we can't settle this one.

Situation: a team is engaging i...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/11/2007

Vincent DeLuca of Manalapan, NJ US asks...

What consitutes legal physical contact? At what point does it become a pushing foul? Is leveraging with a raised arm considered pushing? ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 9/11/2007

Frank of Santa Cruz, ca USA asks...

Just to add to Maxine's question..... After the game the Ref gave back all my player cards then stated I need the boy who got the red card player pass back. I stated what's the boys name and gave him back the card, I also stated please make sure you ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/11/2007

Paul Becker of Huntington, WV USA asks...

NFHS Rules state that any foul that results in a direct kick that takes place within the penalty area is awarded a penalty kick, my question is regarding a foul that is in the box that is not a scoring opporitunity.

Game situation: a strik...

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Mechanics 9/11/2007

Dave of Portland, OR USA asks...

I'm AR for a game where the cobalt team is dominating completely. The brown team are all back on defense on their own side of the field. Cobalt is almost always on offense. However, the cobalt sweeper is hanging back in a very conservative positio...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/11/2007

joe of hamilton, ontario canada asks...

If a player is red carded at half time for verbal abuse at the referee, ( she played the entire first half, and no substitutions were indicated for the start of second half) would her team have to play the second half with only 10 player? ...

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