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Law 3 - The Players 2/7/2017

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

When seven become six.

I was AR in a match very similar to that which Gary of Niagara Falls mentioned (post 31225).

In an All Age low division match, team A started with only 8 players and down 0-8 at the break. They lost a player t...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/6/2017

Salvador Flores of Indianapolis, IN USA asks...

So what would be an example of a PIOP making an obvious action which clearly impacts an opponent to play the ball and call it offside?...

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League Specific 2/6/2017

Mohamed Essa of damanhour, El-Behira Egypt asks...

if two goals are scored and both of them shouldn't be allowed and the opposing team substitutes a player who got two yellow cards in the previous two matches and is considered an ejected player cause the match after it's finished to be restarted or t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/6/2017

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

The challenge by Mata on Vardy in the recent Man U v Leicester City was spectacular. Removing the spectacular aspect (if at all possible), what was it that kept this to a yellow card only.

Should it have been a red?

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Law 11 - Offside 2/6/2017

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Nuances of the new rules.

The Swansea goal scored v Man City had that new element of an offside positioned player that was in a notable location at the time of the shot.

To help us know the difference between goal is good and or not...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/5/2017

Salvador Flores of Indianapolis, Indiana USA asks...

So I have a question about an offside. I was watching a video between two Australian teams. There was a play where an attacking player was running and was in an offside position and a defending player ran next to him and the attacking's teammate cros...

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Law 10 - Determining the Outcome of a Match 2/5/2017

Kurt of Oakland, California USA asks...

Under FIFA rules, if a player takes a throw in that is directed at goal, and the ball deflects off of a defensive player into the opposing teams goal, how is the goal credited? Is it credited as a goal to the thrower, or an own goal (in which case, ...

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Law 3 - The Players 2/5/2017

anndeetee of Kilmarnock, Scotland asks...

When taking a corner can only one player leave the field of play? I have just seen a corner where two players were lining up to take the corner, both off the field of play....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/4/2017

Glen B of Raleigh, NC USA asks...

Is a keeper punting considered the same as a keeper drop kicking the ball? For instance, once the ball is dropped by the keeper in the motion of kicking does the ball become playable or is it un-contestable like the punt?...

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Law 3 - The Players 2/3/2017

Gary of Niagara Falls, ON Canada asks...

A team is playing with 7 players, one of the players gets injured. At the next stoppage the player leaves the field for treatment, what should the referee do?

1. Abandon the match if player can't continue
2. Wait for the player to receiv...

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