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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/17/2007

Kimberley of toronto, ontario Canada asks...

10 minutes into a fairly rough match I was fouled by a punch in the stomach by a player from the opposite team as she attempted to take the ball from my feet.

I was taken aback and shouted out "what the [disgusting word beginning with the ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 7/17/2007

Gord of Ottawa, ON Canada asks...

In FIFA, when a player receives a red card(during play) they are sent off. Does the team play a man down even if they have a substitute available? Example 3 players sent off, 3 subs = full strength; 4th player sent off or no subs left = man-down.
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/17/2007

Modi of Porcia, Porcia Italy asks...

I know people like Ronaldinho can balance the ball on their head for a considerable amount of time. In accordance with FIFA is it allowed for someone to balance the ball on their head and advance towards the goal?

Furthermore what about u...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 7/17/2007

Kuli of Fresno, CA United States asks...

Copa America 2007 Semifinal Brazil vs Uruguay#

The PK that was saved by Brazil goalie and that was the one that made Brazil win the match was that not encroachment from the goalie? I thought the goalie can not move blatantly forward off hi...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 7/16/2007

Don Gallant of montreal, Quebec Canada asks...

In a recent match the opposing team was awarded a penalty kick. The kicker took his shot and our keeper deflected the ball up and it rebounded off the crossbar and back to the penalty kicker without touching anyone else. He had fallen and was allowed...

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 7/16/2007

joe of anaheim, ca usa asks...

no i still disagree. if you can touch the ball while out of bounds then you can set up a play for that exact reason to jake the other team. the way you guys are interperting it it is "always" ok whether it was intentional or accidential which means t...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 7/16/2007

Enrique Fernandez of San Jose, CA US asks...

If the ball has been shot on goal and is in the air when the whistle blows to end the game, but the ball is still in the air and has not crossed the goal line , does it count?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/16/2007

David Pham of Houston, TX USA asks...

What about putting a hand up to protect your face from a hard struck ball? Sometimes I just can't duck fast enough. Sometimes I try to duck but bad vision and bad estimation of the flight of the ball put my face in danger. [16010]
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/16/2007

Josh Resnik of Minneapolis, MN USA asks...

If a ball is thrown in, hits off the goalie's hands (and touches no other players) and goes into the goal, is the thrower awarded a goal? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/16/2007

Chris of Albuquerque, NM USA asks...

Follow up to the U-20 Portugal [16035] incident with the player snatching the Ref's red card out of his hand. Yep, off he goes. I don't want to do my usual 10-page harangue here, but I have to ask anybody else on the panel: when you watched the cli...

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