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Law 5 - The Referee 5/9/2007

Julia Keller of Appleton, Wisconsin USA asks...

How much do referees get paid at different age levels?
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/9/2007

Gordon Olski of Calgary, Alberta Canada asks...

Our daughters' team played one of their weaker opposition in the Premier league last night. They won easily but not without a few hundred bruises!!The opposition probably shouldn't be in the premier league but not much we can do about that. The quest...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/9/2007

Bob Dawson of Camarillo, CA USA asks...

Three v 1 on a breakaway about 30-35 yards from the goal. That last defender (besides the keeper) manages to get a foot on the ball, kicks it hard back up field but it bounces off a trailing player and back toward the goal. In that instant the attack...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/9/2007

EM Pearson of Medina, TN USA asks...

Question about a tackle in yesterday's high school boys match. Red is dribbling through defense near half-way line when a white defender approaches from red's right rear (i.e., over red's right shoulder). Defender toe pokes the ball away cleanly, f...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/9/2007

Tyler of oshkosh, WI USA asks...

If a U6, or U8 player gets injured, do you start with a drop ball like you normally would, or just give the team that had the ball a throw in, or a free kick, assuming that the ball was inplay, and you stopped the game in the middle of play due to th...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/9/2007

Tom O'Neal of Minneapolis, MN USA asks...

At a recent tournament game, with less than a minute remaining, an attacking player ran into the keeper, who was in possession of the ball. The CR blew his whistle, reached into his pocket and started pulling his cards out. He then said 'play on'. ...

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Law 1- The Field 5/9/2007

John of Woodbridge, VA USA asks...

How can we help prevent soccer goals from falling and killing more children?

Considering your soccer expertise and experience I felt that you might be able to help address this safety issue. Yesterday, another child was killed when a so...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/9/2007

Mark of Saint Paul, MN USA asks...

Assume an attacker is in an offside position and a teammate sends the ball past them. In this case, an AR will often immediately signal an offside violation, even if the ball is 10 or 20 yards past the offside attacker, and so one could argue that th...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 5/8/2007

Keith Wood of Perth, Western Australi Australia asks...

We all know that outfield players of the same team wear the same coloured shirts, shorts and socks, but I can not find anything anywhere which forces them to do this. Law 4 certainly doesn't state that outfield players of the same team must wear the...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2007

Steve C of Ottawa, Ontario Canada asks...

I have always considered that when the goalkeeper has possession of the ball all players have a duty at that point to back away and leave the keeper unchallenged in his attempt to begin the new phase of play. I have always based this on my understan...

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