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Law 3 - Number of Players 7/19/2007

Bob Roach of Charlottesville, Va USA asks...

As a follow up to 16049, I was at a tournament recently and we were playing in a very evenly matched division where every team had a shot to win.

In one of our games the opponent had only two subs. Hot day but at 8am not too bad yet. The o...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/19/2007

Colin Ellis of Regina, Saskatchewan Canada asks...

By definition, you cannot be offside in your own half of the field. What constitutes being in your own half? If a player has a foot in each half of the field, straddling the centerline, is this player in an offside position?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/18/2007

Steve of Tiburon, CA USA asks...

Watching the Czech/Austria U-20 semifinal. On the Czech 2nd goal, the Czech central forward is clearly in an offside position when the ball is played from the midfield to another forward on the wing. The central player stops and is passed first by th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/18/2007

Dan of Topeka, KS USA asks...

I reference to the U20 World Cup game and the red cards. I watched the video clip and the very first thing saw was what Nathan Lacy mentioned about the two red players running by and "brushing" or steppin on the down white player. I figured both of...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/18/2007

david pawloski of haslett, mi usa asks...

I have a question about the rule regarding a keeper handling the ball from a deliberate kick from a teammate. The rule states nothing about intent. So if in an "attempt", where the ball is played with the foot, to clear a ball, it is picked up by the...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 7/18/2007

Steve of Toronto, Ont Cda asks...

Is it acceptable for an AsstRef to move onto the field to gain a better view.

Specifically, corner kick on AR side of half, but on the far side. Field is wide with a good crown. You cannot see the goal line on the far side of the goal.

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/18/2007

Mark of Saint Paul, MN USA asks...

In a recent game that I refereed, the goalie charged out to try to grab a cross. The goalie had to reach forward at about shoulder or head height to get his hands to the ball. An instant after the goalie's hands touched the ball, the goalie's forward...

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Mechanics 7/17/2007

rob of woodbridge, ontario canada asks...

my question deals with proper mechanics regarding hand signals. for example, i am also a basketball official and we have certain hand signals when ball is out of play or foul occurs. i know none of that exists for soccer but what im referring to is ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/17/2007

Steve of Toronto, On Cda asks...

Upon further reflection of your answers, I think you all gave cop-out answers.

I don't think it is "Common-knowledge" that a team plays down a player for player ejection.

Of all other major team sports I can think of, (hockey, b...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 7/17/2007

Aaron of Chicago, Illinois USA asks...

What happens if a player is sent off during the taking of kicks from the penalty mark. At this point, I don't believe the other team has to eliminate a player to even the numbers because that only happens at the start of taking of kicks from the pena...

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