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Law 11 - Offside 6/21/2007

Bill Sayre of Greenwood, SC USA asks...

Thanks for your good responses to my follow-up. I do think you were spot on to mention the CR could have stopped play before contact was made (assuming there was time) and that the attacker most likely did not know they were ineligible to play the b...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/21/2007

Jethro Wookey of London, Tired UK asks...

Consider: The ball is running towards the dead ball line, inside the 18 yard box. An attacker pursues it, closely followed by a defender. The attacker just manages to keep the ball in play, but his momentum carries him over the dead ball line, as doe...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 6/21/2007

donna worswick of preston, england asks...

why are linesman's flags different in football games i.e one is checked and another is just 2 different colours?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/21/2007

Anthony Reade of bristol, ENGLAND asks...

IF A PLAYER IS RUNINNG TOWARDS THE GOAL ALONG THE OPPOSITION BYLINE IN THE PENALTY BOX. HE GOES ROUND A DEFENDER BY RUNNING OFF THE PITCH AND THE BALL IS STILL IN PLAY. THE DEFENDER FOULS HIM OFF THE PITCH. WHAT HAPPENS. IS IT A PENALTY?...

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League Specific 6/20/2007

sammie of Fresno, CA United States of America asks...

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

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League Specific 6/20/2007

Sulaiman of Jurong, Singapore Singapore asks...

If a team in a futsal league does not want to continue participation after a few games, must all its prior results be expunged from the records.
Thank you....

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League Specific 6/20/2007

Sulaiman of Jurong, Singapore Singapore asks...

I was playing Futsal and the match got abandon about 6 mins after the start of second-half (each half is 19 mins).

The opposition did not want to play because they did not agree with the referee's decision. We were leading 3-1 then.
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/20/2007

Phil Acebo of Barre, VT USA asks...

Players are on the ground often and the ball sometimes is close to that individual. I call dangerous play only when I perceive a clear danger. A player lying on the ground near the ball does not constitute dangerous play, but many players argue tha...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 6/20/2007

Tom Stapleton of Seattle, WA USA asks...

In regards to Referee Dawson's remarks [10090], I only had one quick question. From the description of the events leading up to the AR calling advantage, it would appear that the ball was at or near midfield. If this was the case, was there truly an ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/20/2007

Dale of Apple Valley, MN USA asks...

At a recent match [U-14] the ball was rolling along the touch line on the team side of the field. The ball was on the line, but still in play [whole ball, whole line]. One of the players waiting to be subbed in extended her leg and stopped the bal...

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