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Character, Attitude and Control 5/10/2007

Bryan of Naperville , IL United States asks...

I had a tournament this past weekend and I play goalie. During one of our games i was slid into by a forward and his spikes were up so i tried to request for the ref to watch it for next time, trying to be polite, when he cut me off and said "he was ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/10/2007

Chirs of toronto, ontario canada asks...

what do you do for a red or a yellow card?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/10/2007

mary daly of gosford, nsw australia asks...

What are the rules for a one on one situation between a keeper and a striker. For instance if the keeper comes out and makes the save (the keeper is on the ground) and the striker continues on to kick and stud the player in an obviously late tackle ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/10/2007

Cory of Menifee, California United States asks...

At the takding of a penalty kick (due to misconduct by the keeper), a player from the offending team ran in front of the ball before the opposing team could take the kick and spit on the ball. The centre referee decided to give the spitting player a...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/10/2007

tmoto of Loveland, OH USA asks...

I should have added the following to hopefully lend more support to this being accidental and non-violent. [15427]

The striker's body and head were facing away from the keeper when the contact was made as the striker had veered their run i...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/10/2007

Al of Belmar, NJ USA asks...

I know that players are allowed to be off the FOP when playing the ball in the normal course of play. And the taker of the corner kick is off the FOP, also.

But can an attacker near mid field being closely marked by a defender run off the...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 5/10/2007

alfred d gee of manchester, united kingdom asks...

if a professional footballer does not have a number on his shirt what is the ruling will points be lost...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 5/10/2007

Michael Valentine of Souderton, PA USA asks...

How should cleats fit your foot?
The same as your normal shoes/sneakers?
Or as tight as possible? (No toe room). ...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 5/10/2007

peter maycock of nottingham, england asks...

the kick off must be retaken
1 the ball is played bacwards
2a player enters the oppositions half as the ball is kicked
...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/9/2007

Mohamed of tyr, nabatiyyeh lebanon asks...

can a goalkeeper score a goal, by releasing the ball from between his arms and kicking it directly 2 d opponent's goal....

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