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Law 11 - Offside 8/6/2007

megan of los gatoes, california usa asks...

when is it not possible for a player to be offsides?...

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Law 17 - Corner Kick 8/6/2007

megan of los gatoes, california usa asks...

can u score from a corner kick, or do you have to touch it first?...

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League Specific 8/6/2007

rick wilson of Santa Maria, CA USA asks...

Can teams substitute on corner kicks?...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 8/6/2007

trish gawlik of alliston, ontario canada asks...

is there any rule with regards to the coaches and whether they are allowed to cross the line at centre field or whether they are aloud to walk/run the full length of the field?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/6/2007

tj of Patchogue, NY USA asks...

Thank you all for answering my question [16175]. I appreciate your quick response. I realized a few things after the initial question to you. The girl on the green team yelled at the girl on the red team. She just yelled "move back". The yellow card ...

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Other 8/6/2007

jamie of brisbane, queensland asks...

what is the rules of soccer ?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/5/2007

ELVIS CETOUTE of christ church, barbados asks...

my team had a free kick, the opposing team set up a wall ,i stood behind the wall in the line of site of the goalie with a defender marking me and i got a caution , is that right?...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 8/5/2007

ali of bradford, west yorkshire england asks...

can a goal keeper score a goal direct from goal kick if no other player has touched the ball?does the goal stand?thanks...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/5/2007

megan of hollywood, california america asks...

is it possible for a player to be offsides?...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/5/2007

joe of scs, usa asks...

Forward on A Team is in the offside position, as the defence on B Team is moving the ball downfield. A player from the A team takes the ball away, kicks it and hits the B team player, in which the ball gets to the player who is in the offside positio...

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