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Law 4 - Players Equipment 6/15/2007

ref47 of arlington, va usa asks...

i side with ref dawson on this one. is the shinguard completely covered? if the answer is yes, then the lotg have been met. sure, as the kid grows it will become a problem. fine, fix it when it needs to be fixed. sooner or later the kid will com...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/15/2007

Daniel of Stouffville, Ontario Canada asks...

can a team ask for a substitutuion at any time during the game or is there a rule that states that it should only take place on your own teams throw ins and goal kicks?

thanks...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/15/2007

dee of middletown, nj usa asks...

Am truly enjoying the nuances of your opinions and how they improve my own understanding and job on the field.

My question involves the penalty area (though it would apply elsewhere as well). Two players challenging for the ball. Defende...

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Law 15 - Throw In 6/14/2007

steve hall of Cape coral, Fl usa asks...

when a player takes a throw in from the wrong spot does the ref give it to the other team?...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/14/2007

Steve of GA, GA USA asks...

I read your response, and I wanted to get your opinion on yet another "involved" situation. [like 15649]

Attacker A1 is in an offside position just past midfield in their attacking half. Long ball is played through from the defensive half....

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Mechanics 6/14/2007

Rich of Sunbury, Ohio USA asks...

Re: Mexico vs. Panama 6-13-07 match

First half incident with three balls on the field. Mexico throw-in. Over zealous ball people toss extra balls on the field AFTER a legal throw-in has been executed by the Mexican player. The center st...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 6/14/2007

Peggy Dokka-Thorson of Shakopee, MN US asks...

I've been asked if a goal should be allowed or not when a keeper has released the ball (punted it) and it goes directly into the opponent's goal without any other player touching it. My first reaction is that it WOULD count as a goal, but I haven't ...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/13/2007

Jake of Perth, WA Australia asks...

I am a junior linesman at the moment. And i am wondering it would be labeled an offside offense if a ball being passed to a player in an offside position first bounced off a defender and then landed at the offside players feet?...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 6/13/2007

Lee of South Okanagan, B.C. Canada asks...

To add to Question 15724..at a final game of U18 boys in a tourney recently, I watched two keepers alternate during the kicks from the marks with such enthusiasm & amazing saves/dives.
The surrounding crowd was growing to watch them dual and by ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/13/2007

Bradley of Okotoks, Alberta Canada asks...

Our goalie with the ball in his hands stepped outside the box when kicking the ball downfeild and the ref awarded the other team a direct kick. Before we had a chance to get back to form a wall, or our goalie knew what was going on, the other team ki...

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