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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/31/2007

ALEXANDER of Montreal, quebec canada asks...

is a goalie aloud to dribble with the ball out of his box and then go back in and pick it up?...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 3/31/2007

alan of dublin, dublin ireland asks...

can you have 2 goal keepers...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/31/2007

Rich DiRico of Pt. Charlotte, FL USA asks...

On an indirect free kick does the ball have to role one full turn before being played by the second player and does it have to move forward?

Thank you...

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Mechanics 3/31/2007

Robert Hewer of Birmingham, MI USA asks...

During a Cup game a foul was committed just outside the penalty area by one of our players. The referee issued a yellow card for the challenge. The play had stopped. Our team began to set up a wall for a free kick. The other team quickly set the...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/31/2007

tony of johanesburg, gauteng south africa asks...

when you pass a ball back to a keeper witch parts of your body can you use so that the keeper can pick the ball up...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 3/30/2007

Fred of Normal, Illinois USA asks...

Hello,

I have two questions...

1. There is a black and yellow team. Player 1, for black takes a shot, and her teammate dives to the ground to get out of the way. (She ducks and covers) Player 1's shot deflects off player 2 an...

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League Specific 3/30/2007

Marc Watson of Luton, Bedfordshire England, UK asks...

Dear Panel,

This is a follow-up to a pervious question.

As I said in the last, I've been appointed onto a County Cup Youth Final.
The game is being played on the 22nd April.

My postion, I've found out, is Fourth ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 3/30/2007

derek of euclid, ohio usa asks...

when can you sub?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 3/30/2007

L H of Deer Park, WA USA asks...

Is it illegal for a player to shake the hand of a ref after a game? Every team in the league does this except my son's team. His coach has told them that it is against the rules and doesn't want them doing it. We have encouraged our son to shake h...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/29/2007

adrian horn of ipswich, suffolk england asks...

Hi,i am an assistant referee for my son's team and have a scenario for you.I have seen on this site how if the ball rebounds off an opponent it is deemed offside(gaining an advantage ect.),however i would like to know what happens if the attacker is ...

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