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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/28/2007

Andrew of Canberra, Australia asks...

An attacker strikes a defender just outside the penalty area. The referee does not see it but the AR does and raises the flag. The referee does not see the raised flag and the ball is cleared up field and play continues. While the ball is still in pl...

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Law 1- The Field 3/28/2007

patrick dinneen of Galway, Galway Ireland asks...

Near the corner flag, on the outside of a football pitch there is a white marking about a foot long (it's on both the sideline and the 'end line'.
I'm not talking about the circular arc. It can be seen on professional pitches more than amture p...

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Mechanics 3/27/2007

ryan roschnafsky of waterloo, il usa asks...

how do referee signal that there was a foul when refereeing a deaf soccer game...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 3/27/2007

PK of Piedmont, SC US asks...

In a recent game, both teams were fighting for the ball right outside the 6, a defender kicks the ball in an attempt to clear, instead it goes back toward the keeper who picks it up. The ref blows the whistle to stop the play. Keeper then drops the b...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/27/2007

John Hodge of Covina, Ca USA asks...

This is a question regarding Injury to Goal Keeper. I remember reading in the Laws of the game at one time, that when a goal keeper is injured, that play stops at that moment. During a recent game, the goal keeper was knocked unconcious, by the attac...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/27/2007

liam mcguirk of Dublin, Republic of Ireland asks...

just following up to my recent question [15036] as to if it is legal to let a player stop his run up before his attempt on goal,i have requested clarifcation from FIFA as to the exact ruling on this point,thank you for your reply and i will post the ...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/26/2007

Brent Aldridge of Hardy, VA U.S. asks...

Today in my soccer game the opposing team had a break-away. The leading attacker was tackled by our sweeper just infront of the goal. He fell into an offside position. The ball rolled back to a trailing attacker who then shot it. Our kepper blocked t...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/26/2007

Dave Eberle of Clarkston, WA USA asks...

What is your advice in applying advantage appropriately during recreational youth matches?

Your website is an excellent way to learn more about soccer! Thank you....

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 3/26/2007

Tony Marino of Monroe, Mi USA asks...

Can you touch the ball twice when participating in a drop ball? ...

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Law 1- The Field 3/26/2007

Trolex Smithers of Buffalo, NY USA asks...

in my last question(#15033) you did not answer my question. I asked what the demintions of a soccer feild are. you did not give me the dementions, you just tell me its in the NFHS rule book, then when i try to look it up on google they never give yo...

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