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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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Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/4/2007

James Hart of Oakland, MD USA asks...

The referee has awarded Team B a free kick just outside its own penalty area. B1 takes the free kick and passes back to the goalkeeper, who misplays the pass and has the ball carom off his foot and into the goal.
Does the referee award the goal...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 8/4/2007

jasmine of melbourne, victoria australia asks...

in the taking of a penalty the goalkeeper can move as soon as the attacking player begins to run true or false?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/3/2007

Simon Maltby of Battle Ground, WA Clark asks...

Our keeper was red carded for handling the ball outside of the penalty area. Is this a normal call?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/3/2007

Nathanael Vitalis of Center City, MN USA asks...

I am a rookie referee this year. I have not been able to get a definitive answer to my question regarding Indirect Free Kicks (IFK). [15085]

My question is: On an IFK, does the player that first touches/kicks the ball have to actually make...

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