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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/30/2016

Jett Tornatore of Newport News, Virginia USA asks...

Can the goalie trap the ball with her legs or sit on the ball? For example the opponent shoots on goal, the goalie misses it with their hands but falls on the ball & traps it between her legs...

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League Specific 1/30/2016

Jorge Ponce of Perris, CA USA asks...

70th minute of 0-0 match. Player for Team A goes down in the area on
a collision. Ball is cleared into possession of Team B at the 35.
Referee blows the whistle to check on the player from Team A. Team B
holds the ball at the 35 and w...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 1/30/2016

Michael of Glasgow, Uk Scotland asks...

Roma v Frosinone

Last kick of the ball the keeper then makes a save. The ball goes out of play and the referee blows the whistle. Because the referee never blew till the ball had crossed the line, should this still count as a corner even tho...

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Law 15 - Throw In 1/30/2016

Chris of Liverpool, England asks...

Can a ref award the throw in the other way if they indicate that the player is taking too much time? ...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 1/28/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

This comes up in AYSO all the time. By the way, they happen to sell soft studs (clear) on Amazon.com & probably other places. I doubt that a removal for 1-1/2 hours would cause the piercing to close. My daughter played soccer for years with pierce...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 1/28/2016

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Referee McHugh makes an interesting point. Could you ever find a 2nd touch violation trivial?
e.g. Suppose there's a penalty shot which hits the crossbar & bounces back. However, it's a muddy field & the kicker slips. He's flat on his back whe...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 1/27/2016

Uriel Choi of CHANDLER, AZ United States asks...


A penalty kick is being taken. The ball bounces off the cross bar back to the player taking the kick, he then kicks the ball again, into the goal.

Do you...

allow the goal,
restart with a indirect free kick,
restart wi...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/27/2016

Rodney Plaskett of Hartsdale, New York USA asks...

What determines whether a kick should bea direct versus an indirect kick.

When a coach or manager is being unruly/abusive to the ref. What actions can the ref take?

WYSL New York Travel ...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 1/27/2016

Carl Donkin of Sunderland, England asks...

During a game my football boots were feeling uncomfortable. I asked the referee if I could leave the field to change my boots, he agreed I could but advised to wait for him to call me back onto the pitch. I changed my boots and shouted to the ref tha...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 1/27/2016

mac of tampa, FL USA asks...

Can a player be within 10 yards of an opponent's free kick when the taker of the kick didn't ask for 10 yards? Does this deserve a caution? ...

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