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2/7/2012

Dennis of Ottawa, Ontario Canada asks...

The home team goalkeeper takes a goal kick and it hits you on the back of your head as you are standing just outside the penalty area. The ball then rebounds into the home team goal. How do you restart the game?
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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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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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2/4/2012

Adam of London, Middlesex asks...

Hi if I have been banned for 1 game I get my date then the game is called off due to weather does that count as my banned game...

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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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Law 14 - Penalty kick 1/30/2012

Andrew West of Auburn, WA United States asks...

Penalty Kick:

The kicker strikes the ball and the goalie makes a save, can the person who took the kick be the first one to touch it?

Basically the goalie made a good save, but it was then a simple tap in for the person who took the...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/29/2012

Larry of Danville, CA USA asks...

Please forgive me if I'm beating a dead horse, and the length of this question, but I am still confused by the panel's responses concerning when offside involvement begins. To Referee Wickham; I think there is a difference between the panel's respons...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/29/2012

stuart ford of devon, england asks...

hi we play in the youth league in devon i was wondering what age you have to be to referee a mini soccer match we are playing in under 9s we have 1 team who use a referee who is under 16 but also happens to be the son of the manager but also makes al...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/26/2012

Brian of Bakersfield, Ca USA asks...

Thank you for your responses to these questions. There is some great feedback here and I learn a lot.
A referee colleague and I were discussing shielding the ball. I made the comment that (when I am coaching) I teach my players that there are tim...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 1/26/2012

Rakshit of Mumbai, Maharastra India asks...

What if a player's shoe came out but he goes on to score a goal,is the goal awarded if no then how is it restarted..?...

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