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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/9/2016

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

I was watching a young woman ref a girls' high school game, recently. She was doing a confident and competent job, though I wondered about one thing:

At each goal kick, she would treat it as an indirect free kick, holding her hand up until t...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 3/9/2016

Max Hooker of Marlborough, Ma USA asks...

If a referee allows a player to wear a religious necklace at the start of a game, can he later deem it inappropriate and require the player to remove it?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/9/2016

Francisco Perez of Glendale, Arizona United States asks...

The final question to the previous answers would be can a match end before kicking a penalty kick that was awarded before the final whistle. If not were can i find that rule in the fifa rules. Thank you...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/8/2016

Pam Smith of Edmonton, Alberta Canada asks...

All of your answers were helpful, however wouldn't it make more sense if pre-whistle shots resulted in a forfeited turn? Then the whistle would mean even more, and it would remove any leeway on the players' part, and it would make it perfectly clear ...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/8/2016

Francisco Perez of PHOENIX, Countries.USA.States.AZ United States asks...

during a game as time was almost over a penalty kick was awarded to my team. since we play in a city park lights have a certain limit. the other team argued the call for about 5 mins and then the lights went out so we couldn't shoot the penalty. w...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/7/2016

Jennifer of Angleton, Tx U.S. asks...

Can a player kicking the goal kick place the ball on one side then pick it up and take it to the other side to kick the goal kick?...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 3/7/2016

Peter of Stockton, CA USA asks...

Hi

In a recent game we had two players start getting verbally abusive towards each other. The referee yellow carded both players. Now it gets tricky...

I nearly always will substitute a cautioned player, knowing this my player start...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/7/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

I realize now that I had read the OP completely different than everyone else did. I thought the players were running 5-8 (or 10) yards wide of the FOP & everyone else read it as maybe a yard off & 5-8 yards parallel to the FOP. Come to think of it,...

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Mechanics 3/7/2016

Derek of Cary, IL USA asks...

I told myself I would never do a dual referee system, but since I have started NHFS games I have had to do this several times. While I prefer a 3-man crew more than dual, I would take dual over being alone (especially with no club linesmen).

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/6/2016

Jose juarez of Cleveland, Ohio USA asks...

My question is a ref indoor soccer Fifa rules I have a question I awarded a penalty kick in the first half and the time expired so I decided to have them kick the penalty kick did I did the right thing or should I have a warded in the beginning of th...

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