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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/8/2007

Murphy of Montreal, Canada asks...

During a youth league level match U12-13 boys, the goaltender clears the ball into the centre area with a high kick, the defender from the opposing team is all alone with only his own team mate is within 15 feet of him, the defender yells "I got it" ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/8/2007

Guido Chayan of Melbourbe, Victoria Australia asks...

I was watching Manchester United and Middlesbrough's 1-1 draw, and Manchester had a goal disallowed because when the keeper Mark Shwarzer was about to kick the ball out, a Man U player took it out while the keeper threw it up in the air to kick, was ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/8/2007

Roy Lehmann of dimboola, victoria Australia asks...

We made it to the final and ended up going to a penalty kick off. for this whole game they had one goal keeper. We were just about to take the first kick and the other team swapped their goalie with the best player of their team! Are they allowed to ...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 6/7/2007

Gino of Cambridge, Canada asks...

So we are in FIFA penalty kicks ( OT ) and one of the players kicks the ball and it hits the cross bar, then hits the goalie in the back of the head and goes in the net, is this a goal ?
I realize it would be during regulation play - but would i...

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Mechanics 6/7/2007

Mike of Detroit, MI USA asks...

Have been reading your site for a long while, but have never submitted a question. So with my first question, would like to comment that I think you folks do a wonderful job.

I am a referee and have two 11 year old sons who have just this...

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Mechanics 6/7/2007

Martin of Karlstad, Sweden asks...

What should a ref do if he accidentely stops the ball during play or makes it change direction?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/7/2007

matt of copenhagen, denmark asks...

I know that a goal kick must leave the penalty area before being touched by another player, does the same apply to a free kick given in your teams penalty area?...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 6/6/2007

Andrew Monson of Melbourne, Vic Australia asks...

Recently we finished a game with a peanlaty shoot-out. The opposing team changed goalkeepers so has to have a more competent person in goals just for the shoot out. I am unsure of the ruling on this kind of conduct but it seems poor sportsmanship and...

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Mechanics 6/6/2007

Steve Brannan of Duluth, MN USA asks...

I have a question dealing with mechanics. I was an AR on a game today and there was a moment of confusion at the goal line. An attacker played the ball to a teammate who was about three yards away and was just barely in an offisde position when the...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/6/2007

Peter of Ottawa, Ontario Canada asks...

What is the penalty for having too many players on the field? Is it an indirect kick? ...

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