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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/12/2007

Catrina of holland landing, ontario canada asks...

can we substitute our players if the opposing team has an injured player and is taking them off the field???...

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Mechanics 6/12/2007

Ryan of Flower Mound, Texas U.S.A. asks...

Dear Referee Panel,

I have a question regarding match length in games that are clearly one sided. I had a recent U-19 Competitive game where one team was winning 11-1. During the second half, the coach of the losing team approached me on...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 6/12/2007

Doug of Toronto, Canada asks...

I called a penalty. Keeper saves it, but he moved off the line before the ball was kicked. I order a retake. Different player takes the penalty. Again, the ball is saved, but the keeper moved from the line again. Again, I order a retake. Again, a dif...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/12/2007

Steve Wilmes of Cottage Grove, MN USA asks...

How do you handle fouls when you have players of vastly different sizes. I have always wondered this seeing players that weigh 50lbs get shouldered off the ball by players weighing 120lbs. It could be in the manner of what with the same size kids w...

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League Specific 6/12/2007

vahid of rasht, gilan iran asks...

dear sir
my question is about futsal rules:
in during substitution , a player that have yellow card from out of substitution area leave the pitch and substitute enter to pitch from substitution area.referee stop play after advantage and sho...

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Law 1- The Field 6/12/2007

Sonaal Bhanot of Ludhiana, Punjab India asks...

What is the importance of optional marks on goalline in soccer?...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/11/2007

Reo of New York, New York United States asks...

Wasn't he offsides?

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Hopefully, you can answer this. I appreciate and thank you for anything you can offer.

Reo...

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Law 15 - Throw In 6/11/2007

Brian of Anchorage, AK USA asks...

Where can I find the rule that says (in order to prove to another Ref) that it "is" legal to throw the ball in to your own goal keeper and he is allowed to use his hands in order to catch the ball? I did this the other day and was called for an indir...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/11/2007

Steve of Toronto, Ontario Cda asks...

I know the answer, but I cannot find it the Laws of the Game.

A player is sent-off for whatever reason. I know that team is to play a player down.

Where does it say that? Or is it assumed due to not being a substitution. How is...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/11/2007

Gil Acedo of Pasadena, CA USA asks...

If I had to base a decision as to whether the GK was guilty of a foul or not and I had only Keith's description of event to go by, I would have to say no foul. Now the referee thought otherwise, but Keith says the keeper kicked the ball [and then?] ...

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