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Pre-Game 6/19/2007

Learning of Memphis, TN USA asks...

I know many referees warm up before game starts. However, I am not sure about things I have seen around that referees do for warming up before games. Usually, they do not warm up or just run 15-20 yards or a few stretching moves that's all. I know th...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/19/2007

Heidi Kreizinger of Williamstown, KY USA asks...

I was watching the Mexico v. Costa Rica match last weekend. During Mexico's previous match, C. Blanco received a red card. I assumed he was out for the next match, which he was. However, the game went into overtime and there he was, playing in the...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/19/2007

Paul Kloft of Dubuque, Iowa USA asks...

Hello,

quick question re. how a team responds to an injured player on the field. Normally what I observe is each player goes down on one knee until the incident is resolved. I haven't found anything in the rules pertaining to this and ...

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Mechanics 6/19/2007

Kris of Erie, PA USA asks...

I was reffing the other day in a rec league where they use the deplorable two man system. I was on the end of the field no more than five yards off the ball when a defender came in and and made a clean play of the which resulted in both players goin...

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Mechanics 6/19/2007

Kris of Erie, PA USA asks...

White has the ball on the attack and is fouled about 15 yards into the orange half. The ref awards foul and white goes to take quick restart while orange player is only five yards off the ball. Orange player jumps up to stop ball with forearm bent...

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Mechanics 6/19/2007

Kris of Erie, PA USA asks...

I have a couple of questions concerning penalty kicks and kicks from the mark to declare a winner.

The first question is during the taking of a PK is the player allowed to fling his shoe off his foot during his run to the ball then take t...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/19/2007

Alexander of Kursk, Russia asks...

Two players are coming one-on-one to a goalkeeper. May one of them pass the ball to another? Isn't it an offside?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/18/2007

MIKE KIRKMAN of Kennewick , Washington USA asks...

Last week, two players from opposite teams were challenging for the ball at their feet when the attacker elbowed the defender in the face to move him off the ball. I called the foul and sent off the attacker for serious foul play. Later I was told ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/18/2007

Tony of Sydney, Australia asks...

Enjoy the site. I have a scenario for you that I have been pondering.

The second last defender standing in his penalty area deliberately handles the ball to stop a weak shot on goal. This shot would have been easily saved by the keeper wit...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/18/2007

Chris of Rockland, Ontario Canada asks...

This question came out of a recent discussion amoungst some relative new referees and some not so new. The olders fellows are of one opinion and the younger refs another.

Offside situation. The ball is kicked by attacking player No.1. wh...

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