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Mechanics 2/3/2026christos chazapis of athens, Greece asks...During the AEK vs Olympiacos match (Feb 1st, 2026), an incident occurred off-the-ball where Daniel Podence appeared to strike Lazaros Rota with a closed fist/excessive force. The referee did not see the incident, but the 4th official reportedly recom...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 2/2/2026Peter Adam Zegler of Southampton, New York United States asks...A violent conduct foul was committed after the whistle has blown to end the first half and not one referee saw it. The VAR wasn't working either. Can the referee look at a spectator's cell phone, see the actual foul, then send off the player for viol...
Read The Full Q & A Law 4 - The Players Equipment 2/1/2026Michael Surtees of Edinburgh, Scotland asks...Can an outfield player wear gloves with grips to gain an advantage when taking long throw ins?
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Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/31/2026Doug Crawford of Folsom, CA U.S. asks...Hello fellow refs- I have a question about the need to touch the ball when shielding the ball.
I read an article in *Referee Magazine* February 2026 issue, written by Joe Manjone, an AskTheRef panel official, entitled *Shoves and Shields, What...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/26/2026peter babbage of Hjørring, North Denmark Region Denmark asks...Reading a review of a recent EPL match it said that a player accidentally handled a shot going into the goal. For this a penalty kick was awarded and a yellow card shown. Surely if the ball just strikes a defender it calls into question if its a pena...
Read The Full Q & A Other 1/25/2026Martin Wain of Bradford, United Kingdom asks...In nearly every game I watch we have the charade of a goalkeeper - usually from a team that's a bit under the cosh, pretending he's picked up an injury such as a strain or cramp & just sitting on the floor to be attended to. We then have the further ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 2 - The Ball 1/15/2026Mark Sprenger of Vancouver, WA United States asks...Can a player who has not touched the ball shepherd the ball out of bounds by obstructing another player?...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 2/2/2025Aljaž Zorko of Maribor, / Slovenia asks...Having a debate if this is a pen or not.
The defender obviously gets the ball first, but then trips the opponent in the penalty box. Would you give this as a pen? It was not given after VAR review. I'd say this isn't clear & obvious for a...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/29/2025Damianos of Athens, Attiki Greece asks...First of all I would like to thank you for your answers.
What refs McHugh and Dawson described was more or less the same as what I initial thought.
What ref Grove pointed out though is probably what is confusing me. In both cas...
Read The Full Q & A Law 3 - The Players 1/27/2025Brian Murphy of Stafford, VA USA asks...A team is given a RED Card, but the team does not play a man down, and then scores a PK. Can the Ref take away the goal once he/she realizes the team that got the Red card and just scored did not go down a man?...
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