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Law 5 - The Referee 8/29/2007

Don Foshay of South Portland, ME USA asks...

What are the high school rules concerning an offensive player who goes down injured in his own scoring area and remains down. Does the ref stop play regardless of who possess's the ball? If not, when does the ref stop play to address the injury?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/29/2007

adam sutcu of melbourne, vic australia asks...

My question is,when the attacking team has a indirect free kick outside the penalty area,when can the defensive team break from the (wall) meaning 5or6 players standing 10 metres from where the ball is,as soon as i blow the whistle or do they not br...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 8/29/2007

ashish yadav of bhopal, madhya pradesh india asks...

whats the result if a goal is scored at the last moment of the match. as in first whistle was blown and the goal was scored.... will it be counted? ...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 8/28/2007

Dave Trepex of Portland, OR USA asks...

Do you professional guys have any advice on what I should do if an unusual situation occurs and I don't know what the law requires? I was just reading something about how if someone is taking a PK and they heel the ball backwards, then the defense g...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 8/28/2007

Dave Trepex of Portland, OR USA asks...

I was reffing a U10 game during a tournament. Team A had been dominating the game and has a 3 to 1 lead. The ball goes out and it's a throw in for Team A. Coach for Team B asks for a sub. The teams had just subbed a couple minutes ago and there...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 8/28/2007

Dave Trepex of Portland, OR USA asks...

I was reffing a U10 game during a tournament. Team A had been dominating the game and has a 3 to 1 lead. The ball goes out and it's a throw in for Team A. Coach for Team B asks for a sub. The teams had just subbed a couple minutes ago and there...

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League Specific 8/28/2007

autumn of lahabra, CA Orange asks...

HOw do i mark a game card if a player is carded???...

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League Specific 8/28/2007

autumn of lahabra, CA Orange asks...

How do I mark the game card for a substitution???...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/28/2007

Ron VanBibber of St. Albans, WV Kanawha asks...

two questions:
1.a ball lands on top of the goal crossbar and lays there for a couple of seconds, then falls and is deflected into the goal. Is it a valid goal?
2. A player is given a yellow card for language, then before he can be substitu...

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Mechanics 8/28/2007

Ryan of Flower Mound, Texas USA asks...

Dear Referee Panel,

Pesonally, when I do a middle missing one or more assistants at the adult and competitive levels I do not use club lines anymore. Even when you tell players what the limits of the club lines are they still expect the f...

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