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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/10/2012

K.Collins of Petaluma, CA United States asks...

Defensive player kicks ball back to goalkeeper, who picks up the ball with his hands two yards from the goal line, within the goal box area. What and where is the restart?
Indirect free kick by the attacking team on the 6 yard goal box area line ...

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2/9/2012

Viktor Zabelin of Sand Springs, Oklahoma United States asks...

OK here is my situation: player #1 has the ball and dribbling on the side. Player #2 is running past the defence, therefore putting himself in the offside. So we have a player with a ball followed by a player followed by a LAST defender. When the bal...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/8/2012

David of Corpus Christi, TX USA asks...

On a corner kick, a player from the offensive team lines up at the front goal post. Seconds before his teammate kicks the ball, he runs around the back of the goal net to the back post and head the ball into the goal. Is this a legal goal? Should ...

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2/8/2012

Alan Van Nevel of Ridgecrest, CA US asks...

On a penalty kick, what is the correct procedure for the AR to signal forward motion by the goalkeeper, if a goal is not scored?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/6/2012

Alabhya Mishra of Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh India asks...

The recent match between Chelsea and Manchester United (on 05 Feb, 2012) saw Cahill fouling Welbeck on the edge of the penalty box in about 11th minute of the game. The refree officiating the game, Mr Howard Webb, chose not to award penalty to United...

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Mechanics 2/5/2012

Steven Baskett of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

If a referee applies advantage to a foul , then later he when plays stopped he issues a yellow and its the players second yellow can he then show a red ? Or would you advise to just stop it if its his second yellow.

Ive never seen this happe...

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League Specific 2/4/2012

David Barclay of Manchester, England asks...

If a player is sent off BUT the match is subsequently abandoned, does his red card still stand?...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 2/4/2012

Bill Stoneman of Fairfield , Ca USA asks...

On a kick off after a goal was socred. The kickker placed his toe on the ball and rolled it forward to the heel and then rolled ti back to a team mate. This was done with his foot on the ball the hole time. I called it as two tuches and gave a IDF...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/3/2012

Tien of walnut creek, ca usa asks...

Add after ball hits off post/bar, deflects off of an offside player(doesn't play) back to onside player who shoots/heads ball into goal. Goal or not? thanks(deflections happen)......

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League Specific 2/2/2012

Dave of Santa Monica, CA United States asks...

In an AYSO Area tournament, a Yellow team that normally plays 8-a-side in U10 played a Blue team that normally plays 7-a-side. The Area Tournament rules are that all U10 games will be 7 v 7.

Yellow goes up 2-0 by halftime, 4-0 at end of...

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