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Law 18 - Common Sense 4/16/2012

Natalie Reece of Winchester, Indiana United States asks...

Is it a goal scored if a player chest traps the ball into the goal after the goalie deflects a kicked shot from another player?...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 4/15/2012

Laurence salmon of Cambridge, Herts Uk asks...

On two occasions this season the referee has stopped play to allow treatment for cramp to opposing players. I as manager have protested that this is not an injury and the opposing team is benefitting from having a 2-3minute rest and opportunity to re...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 3/12/2012

Liam Mc Guirk of Dublin, State Ireland asks...

In the recent man utd v ath bilbao game the ref awarded a free to athletico because a utd players boot had come away from his foot and he played the ball, according to the laws of the game and i quote, (a player who looses his footwear accidentally ...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 2/24/2012

Mike George of Denver, CO USA asks...

During a recent U12 boys tournament semi-final game, Team A scored a goal with 5 minutes left to take a 2-1 lead. After the goal, all the Team A players on the field except the goalie and their bench ran off the field up a small hill and did a celeb...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 1/2/2012

Chris Leng of Lexington, KY United States asks...

Is it a goal, when one goalie collects the ball within their own penalty box, and punts it out and it goes into the opponents goal without it touching any other players?...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 12/31/2011

Gary lewis of Redditch, Worcs England asks...

If an outfield player takes a goal kick plays it out the penalty box 2 the goalkeeper and they bring it back inside the penalty area and picks it up is it a backpass ?...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 12/5/2011

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Last weekend something happened that bothered me & I'd like some advice on how I should have handled it.

This was an AYSO GU10 game that I ref'd. Just outside the goal box, Blue player takes a shot on goal that Red GK blocks, but fumbles. ...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 10/9/2011

Beth of Meriden, CT USA asks...

When a player is injured on the feild should all the other players 'take a knee' and wait for the injured player to be escorted off the field? ...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 10/5/2011

Derek of Salem, Utah USA asks...

What can a team do if a referee is clearly endangering everyone on the field when lightning is in the area. We had driven an hour to play this game in a mountain valley. Hindsight probably should have walked - did not want backlash over forfeiting?...

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Law 18 - Common Sense 8/21/2011

scott dilling of san ramon, ca USA asks...

I was part of a referee crew today that was on championship game for a U14 boys game. At a fairly pivotal part of the match, after the trailing team scored a goal, the scoring player ran into the goal to get the ball and run it back to the center. I ...

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