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Law 11 - Offside 6/22/2007

Z. Nguyen of Marin County, California U.S. asks...

At the Gold Cup semi-final game between US and Canada yesterday, a defender played the the ball back and it was intercepted by an attacker who was in an offside position. This attacker scored a goal but the referree disallowed it because he ruled it ...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 6/22/2007

vesna of sydney, nsw australia asks...

what is the correct duration of a match not counting time added on for under 12s...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 6/22/2007

Gil Acedo of Pasadena, CA USA asks...

Hi Ref Fleischer

In answering question #15827 you stated that redardless of the outcome of the kick, that an IFK is awarded to the other team. The Laws actually state that if the kicking team infringes the laws and the ball does not enter...

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Mechanics 6/22/2007

Al Wielinga of Sarnia, ON Canada asks...

Mechanics question regarding the Canada/US match off-side decision late in the 2nd half.

Speed of play and angle made decision (as to who headed ball) very difficult for AR. Not sure what CR saw. Replay, of course, proves officiating tea...

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Mechanics 6/22/2007

EM Pearson of Medina, Tennessee USA asks...

This is a question on mechanics of showing a card.

I was AR in a match where the left wing came in one on one with the keeper, keeper dove for the ball, missed it, and wound up with the winger's ankle by the hand, taking him down. This wa...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/22/2007

Brian Bennett of Tulsa, OK USA asks...

So, isn't this the crux of the matter in the USA v Canada Gold Cup semifinal controversy?

Is the establishment of offside position when the Canada attacking player passed the ball forward or when the USA defender deflected it with his head...

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Mechanics 6/22/2007

jonah of Calgary, Alberta Canada asks...

The referee awards a player advantage after a foul at midfield. The referee has turned and is running with the play, ahead of the player and the ball. The player takes a couple of strides with the ball, and then kicks it into the back of the refere...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/22/2007

David of Barre, Vermont United States asks...

Is a foul off the ball in the box always a penalty kick?...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 6/22/2007

Scott L. Smith of Tampa, FL USA asks...

When stoppage time is announced, is that the minimum or maximum amt, excluding any additional time that may be added while stoppage time is being played?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/22/2007

alyson of newport news, virginia united states asks...

if a teammate is shown the red card, can he be replaced by another player?...

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