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Other 3/21/2007

Bob Roach of Charlottesville, VA USA asks...

I agree with both Refs Fleischer and Contarino in their responses to 14997. As I mentioned, I did not become a ref until after this incident, and while it seemed like the right thing to do at the time, I realize it was not.

I think Ref Con...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/20/2007

aaron of goshen, usa asks...

Before the season starts i was wondering if someone can explain the change to the offsides law. It sounds like a big change from the was the person who gave us the recert made it sound. is it really a big change and what is the change?...

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Other 3/20/2007

abenezer of fairfax, va u.s.a asks...

can you write me a paragraph about soccer rules...

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League Specific 3/20/2007

Phaedra of Richmond, VA USA asks...

Do you have to give the referee a match record card for your team before the start of the game, and if so, what does the match record card look like?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/20/2007

Petros Ndlovu of Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa asks...

I never knew soccer could be such a complecated game till my friend introduced me to this website. Good job you are doing.

A team in a social soccer league was losing 12 - 0 at halftime. On the restart of the 2nd half goal number 13 was s...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/19/2007

Steven of Wylie, TX USA asks...

What's the correct call?
Defensive player kicks the ball to space outside the PA, where the keeper retrieves with their feet, and proceeds to dribble into the PA a good 10 yards, when an attacker moves into the PA to challenge the keeper, the ke...

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Other 3/19/2007

vahid of rasht, gilan iran asks...

my question was about futsal :
q:can use of goal posts that isn't white? in futsal rules book don't point to this matter.

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller
Laws say that the posts must be white.

please say to mr...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/19/2007

Rob Griffiths of Sarnia, Ontario Canada asks...

I see more and more players who are taking a penalty, stopping or puasing before the kick the ball to get better idea of the way the keeper is going. Thought this was against rules ? ...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/19/2007

scott of san bernardino, ca united states asks...

The red team is taking a penalty kick. The red player taing the kick kicks the ball, which deflects off of the goal keeper and right back to the red kicker. Since all oher players have to be behind the red penalty kicker before the ppnlty kick is m...

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 3/19/2007

ishafizan of PJ, Sgor Malaysia asks...

According to your opinion, is the ball already out of play?
http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/1779/goltipupe5.jpg

thank u...

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