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Kicks From The Penalty mark 3/13/2007

vahid of rasht, gilan iran asks...

my question is about futsal rules:
in penalty kicks that is for determine the wining team , goalkeeper stand in goal for first penalty and then for second penalty another player wants stand in goal instead goalkeeper.what is the referee's decati...

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League Specific 3/13/2007

Marc Watson of Luton, Bedfordshire England asks...

Dear Panel,

I was wondering if you could help me here please?

I got a letter today from County FA informing me that I've been chosen to play a role in a Youth County Cup Final. Naturally, I'm excited by this.

I wanted...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/13/2007

Andy Smith of livingston, west lothian scotland asks...

if team A are winning 5-0 and have another attack in which they have a shot that has beaten the keeper but one of the defenders punches the ball off of the goal line. what card would you give him?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/13/2007

Muzzr of Wellington, New Zealand asks...

The player taking the PK runs in to take the kick, but balks at the last second, because the keeper has corectly picked the direction, and moves along the line in that direction, and would almost certainly stop the kick.
It is probably a caution...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/12/2007

John Dahl of Englishtown, New Jersey USA asks...

Ball is controlled and kicked by a defender and rebounds off the back of an offensive player to an attacker in an offside position. The question is since the ball was last "played" by the defense but rebounds off an offensive player who did not "play...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/12/2007

Jeannie of Park Ridge, NJ USA asks...

Can a player from the offense stand directly in front of the goal and go into the goal net if he does not have the ball?

Can players stand in front of the goalie when they don't have the ball, in an effort to block the goalie's view of t...

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League Specific 3/12/2007

Michael of Centennial, CO USA asks...

Play is stopped to issue a card, off the field, to an assistant coach. At the time of the stoppage, no ball possession could be determined.

What is the proper restart? Where is the restart?

Thanks, Mike...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/12/2007

Luis of Santa Rosa, CA USA asks...

In a recent game, a defender from the opposite team passed the ball back to his goalie without noticing that an offensive player from the other team was between him and the goalie.
The defender was the last player.
The offensive player too...

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League Specific 3/12/2007

s.h.frank of new delhi, new delhi india asks...

how many matches does a player miss after recieving a red card...

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Law 11 - Offside 3/12/2007

Robert Baldwin of Wichita, KS USA asks...

A pass is made to a player who is in the off-side position, but before the ball reaches the player, a defender attemps to head the ball. He does make contact, but the ball continues on to the area of the off-side player, who then plays the ball. Shou...

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