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

Aubrey Waddell of Maryville, tennessee usa asks...

How many offensive players can be inside the center circle for kickoff and where is this rule found?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/5/2007

Joe of Rochester Hills, MI US asks...

Coed team K-4th grade. Throw in, two kids go for the ball, (1) with foot, (2) other with knee. The knee gets kicked while in presuit of the ball. Should I given a penalty call, and a free kick?...

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 5/5/2007

Al Kulawczyk of Warren, MI USA asks...

We had a debate at a recent high school game. I felt that if a ball hits the flag it is still touching part of the side or goal line and therfor the ball is still in play. Other parents felt if the ball hits the flag it has gone out of play. If a...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/5/2007

matt of wirral, uk asks...

if a attacker reaches the goal line and passes back to a team mate who scores is he offside,taking that the attacker who passes the ball was onside when he recieved the ball,the player who recieves the ball has no defenders between himself and the go...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 5/5/2007

pete atkin of rotherham, uk asks...

a player takes a goal kick , runs up to the ball turns and kicks the ball into his own net,is this a goal or a corner...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/5/2007

pete atkin of rotherham, uk asks...

a g/keeper catches the ball.then pushes it up his jersey runs the length of the field, gets to the other goal line lifts his jersey up and kicks ball into the net, is it a goal...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/4/2007

Jon of London, UK asks...

Thank you guys also for your kind words of support. What I would like to know from this guy if he reads this is if he would prefer to have the referee teams he sees in England every weekend who understand that football is a contact sport (particularl...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/4/2007

Craig Randle of Vancouver , B.C. Canada asks...

Hi Guys..Thanks for your input on my question 15270 regarding the recinding of red cards. I passed the info along to those involved. My question this time concerns the offside rule. Please clarify this--a player runs offside. A ball is played up to...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/4/2007

alex of richmond hill, on canada asks...

In a recent discussion among referees, it was mentioned that a goal cannot be scored by a goal keeper releasing the ball from his hand. The underlining principle is a goal can be score with the foot, head, etc but NOT with hands.

I went ov...

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Other 5/4/2007

Nate of Houston, TX USA asks...

I play on an indoor co-ed league that uses a "3-touch" rule for the guys - more than 3 touches on the ball without another player (from either team) touching the ball is a foul.

My question relates to a player who has used his 3 touches a...

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