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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/14/2007

joe bob of pocatello , ID USA asks...

what do red and yellow cards mean...

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League Specific 8/14/2007

andrew crews of shelby twp, michigan united states asks...

Is it true that a referee is alowed to show card to a coach in the united soccer leauge? I am a referee in the AYSO and we are not allowed to do this and are coaches shown cards in HS matches?
Thank You
Andrew...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/14/2007

Jake of sydney, nsw Australia asks...

If a goal keeper receives a red card. does a
substitute replace the keeper (team still plays with 11 men) or does a player from his side already on the field have to take his place (play with ten men)? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/13/2007

Nichaols Broderick of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada asks...

This is another weird made-up situation that I've come up with:

A goalkeeper has just taken the ball into possession with his hands and is about to release it. He moves up to the outer edge of his penalty area with the ball still in his ha...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/13/2007

Glenn of montreal, qc canada asks...

The golaie has possession of the ball and steps over the goal line, at the side of the net. In this case should a corner kick be awarded or a free kick outside the box?...

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League Specific 8/13/2007

Gretchen Loden of St. Mary's, GA Camden asks...

Can a parent waiver their five year old, who will be six in December, up to the next level U8? He has already played a year....

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 8/13/2007

lilly of orlando, florida america asks...

a penalty kick is awarded but the penalty mark is covered by a puddle of water what should i do where should the kick be taken...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/13/2007

Rick of Port Colborne, Ontario Canada asks...

I recently watched a game in which the referee blew her whistle for offside even though there were two defenders between the goal line and the attacker who was supposedly offside. The referee quickly realized her mistake, let play continue (without ...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 8/13/2007

paul brady of dublin, ireland asks...

In a penalty shootout if a penalty kick is struck and hits the post, then rebounds hitting the back of the goal keeper and goes into the net does the penalty count as a score or not?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/13/2007

phil of hamilton, ontario canada asks...

A free kick is taken by the attacking team that sails into the penalty area, the goalkeeper catches the ball in the air,his momentum takes him out of the penalty area,where he lands with his feet,but the ball is still in his hands inside the penalty ...

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