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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/3/2010

russ r of manchester, ct usa asks...

A defender strikes a referee in his own penalty area. What is the correct referee response? I believe that the player should be red carded and sent off the field for violent conduct. Is it also a PK due to the location of the foul?...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 1/3/2010

John of Folsom, Ca usa asks...

A follow on question regarding penalty kicks and when the play is considered stopped. If the the goalkeeper stops the forward momentum of the kick and the ball is directed away from the goal, what happens in these two scenarios:
1. The ball hits ...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/3/2010

P O'MALLEY of santa barbara, CA USA asks...

THE GOAL KEEPER OF THE DEFENDING TEAM TAKES A QUICK GOAL KICK. THE BALL LEAVES THE PENALTY AREA, AND ACCIDENTALLY BOUNCES OFF THE BACK OF A RETREATING ATTACKER AND TO AN ATTACKING PLAYER IN AN OFFSIDE POSITION WHO THEN TURNS WITH THE BALL AND KICKS I...

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1/3/2010

hanna montgomery of wilton, ct usa asks...

A player tackles an opponent from behind endangering the safety of the opponent.
Would this be a yellow card, red card or no card?...

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1/3/2010

hanna montgomery of wilton, ct usa asks...

An attacking player, in an offside position, intercepts a pass from a defender intended for that defender's goalkeeper.

Is that player offside?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/31/2009

Alberto Sandoval Jr of West Valley, Utah USA asks...

I am a goal keeper and during a game the opposing team took a shot from above the eighteens. I had both hands in front of me as I killed the ball with both hands and it fell infront of me. Can I handle the ball or do i have to kick it out?

W...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/31/2009

rayan alhabib of tampa, fl united states asks...

If a player dribbles the goalkeeper and then its only him and the goal and he doesn't immediately score. Instead, he lays of his stomach to score with his head, or stands and wait for the goalkeeper to come back then just touches the ball into the go...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/30/2009

Harry Sommerfeld of Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada asks...

Defender A passes the ball back to his goalkeeper. Defender B runs across the field and deflects the ball. The ball is heading towards the goal and the Goalkeeper picks it up.
What if any, is the call.

My call was since B last touched ...

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12/30/2009

Gus Velez of Naperville, ILLINOIS Dupage asks...

If the ball is on the line of the penatly area, can the keeper handle it with his or her hands?...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 12/30/2009

Dan Paolini of Eastampton, NJ USA asks...

>>'...Assuming play has not restarted, the goal cannot count...If the 12th person is someone that was not on the roster, or a player or substitute that had been sent off, the restart is a dropped ball. on blue's 6 yard line...'

Assuming that...

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