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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/5/2007

Tom Drapeau of Southwick, Ma USA asks...

Law 12 - Send off - denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity -- During a high school game an attacker beat the last defender with the ball near him and was in the box in front of the goal. The keeper came out and tripped him with his feet as he at...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/5/2007

James Hart of Oakland, MD USA asks...

Is it true that only players on the field can be shown a yellow/red card for Misconduct?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/5/2007

Dean Burgess of chicopee, ma usa asks...

Goalkeeper makes a save, carries the ball to the 18, throws the ball up in the air prior to kicking the ball and then kicks it. While the ball is in the air prior to the kick an attacker from the other team runs up and jumps to block the kick withou...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 8/5/2007

chelsea of perth, wa Australia asks...

does the whole soccer ball have to be over the line to be called a goal...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 8/4/2007

Ginger Parson of Des Moines, IA USA asks...

A player has a broken arm protected by a plaster cast. It is the responsibility of the referee to determine if the cast is dangerous to other players. Is this statement true or false?...

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Law 17 - Corner Kick 8/4/2007

Ginger Parson of Des Moines, IA USA asks...

Before a corner kick is taken, a player on the attacking team is shown a red card and sent off for punching an opponent - what is the appropriate restart - corner kick, indirect or direct free kicks...

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Law 15 - Throw In 8/4/2007

Glenn of Perth, WA Australia asks...

Thanks for the replies. [to 16157]
I agree entirely with all the comments - and so did the ref on the day as he didn't call a foul throw!
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League Specific 8/4/2007

felicity skipworth of Logan Village, Queensland Australia asks...

How old do you have to be to become a referee?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/4/2007

Rafael of Pittsburgh, USA asks...

Hey there, I am the one Jeff was talking about when he described a collision we had on the field during a game.
It is kinda amusing to see how different the stories are depending on who is the story teller.

I can tell u my version of ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 8/4/2007

John Baltutis of Belleville, ON Canada asks...

A coach asks for a substituion at every opportunity, he is only changing one player at a time,is this allowed....

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