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Law 11 - Offside 10/19/2011

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

I'd like to change the facts slightly to see if I understand what would be called.

Suppose Defender didn't handle the ball, but ran after the ball, while the PIOP stands there. Suppose further that by standing there, PIOP prevents the Defen...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 10/18/2011

Rodney Jones of Petaluma, California US asks...

While doing a recent tournament which I was an AR We went to kicks from the penalty mark after all overtime periods. I said to the center that keeprs can not bE switched after kicks have started. The center and sEcond AR looked at me funny. Need to f...

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Law 2 - The Ball 10/18/2011

Jonathan Lucas of front royal, VA united states asks...

Let's say I award a team a penalty pick, or even another free kick. Directly after the kick is taken, I find out that the ball was the wrong size. In the event of a penalty kick, should the kick be retaken regardless of whether the ball went into the...

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Law 1- The Field 9/3/2011

Josef Lindl of Mission, BC Canada asks...

Playing a game on a turf field which is both used as a (certified) soccer pitch and an American football field, at different times. As a result, the nets are in essence soccer nets, with the three-sided football frame built on top. During the game,...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 7/10/2011

Titus van Wieren of Torri di Quartesolo, VI Italy asks...

You have again not read or could it be that you don't understand the rules of the game, I would think it is the first but to make things clear you may follow the link of the referee association of Trentino Alto Aldige:

http://www.aia-taa.it/...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/9/2011

julius gaiya of kaduna, kaduna nigeria asks...

i'd like to please know if calling for a opposition player to give you a pass (like trying to confuse him)is it okay or is it a foul...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/7/2011

Dave of Brampton, Ontario Canada asks...

It's about passive offside. These number are close to accurate.

Players A,B and C are forward strikers. Player C is offside by about 5 yards, in the middle of the field. Player B is onside, about 25 feet away. Player A is back about 30 feet,...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 7/6/2011

kidane of Asmara, Eritrea Eritrea asks...

Dear Sir,

May I ask you one incident that happened in our league.
Two teams running for a quarter final reached 5 penalty kick each.
1. Who is responsible for the movement of the goal keeper during the kick?The main referee or the l...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/26/2011

Nick Broderick of St. John's, Newfoundland Canada asks...

There was an interesting incident that caught my attention during a FIFA U17 WC match on Saturday between Canada and Rwanda. A Canadian player was about to take a throw-in about halfway into the Rwandan half. A Rwandan player was standing what appear...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/26/2011

Gwyn Williams of Bridgewater, New Jersey USA asks...

In the recent Gold Cup Final Mexico's Dos Santos scored an incredible goal, chipping the ball into the 'upper 90' despite Lichaj being on the goal line and jumping to try to head the ball out.
My son asked me whether the fullback could jump up an...

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