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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/8/2012

jimmy cote of hearst, (Canada) Ontario Canada asks...

I was wondering how many players i am allowed to send for the coin toss. Ive seen a few videos where all the starting 11 walk up to call it. Whats the rule??...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/6/2012

Jeremy Dobbin of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

During a game a shot was heading towards the goal clipped the post and would have gone in but for the goalkeepers full water bottle next to the post. It bounced of the bottle and the goal keeper picked it up.

Is it a goal a penalty a free k...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/5/2012

ken of diego martin, trinidad asks...

After a goal is scored, does the referee have to check with the 2 goal keepers before blowing the whistle to resume play?...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/4/2012

Herman Wurz of Santa Monica, CA USA asks...

can a goal scored directly from a kick off??...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/2/2012

James DeRoot of Parsippany, NJ USA asks...

Hello, and thanks in advance.

Strangest thing: I was at a recent high school junior varsity match in New Jersey and a young referee would not allow more than two offensive players inside the circle to restart following goals (on their own ha...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/26/2012

Joe Gallagher of Lewisburg, PA USA asks...

In a recent match, a foul was signalled by the AR indicating the ball possession went to my team. The center referee likewise indicated possesion to our team. Our team moved forward to take the restart. At that point the AR told the center referee...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/24/2012

joseph of sydney, NSW AUSTRALIA asks...

HI all, with a restart of play from the centre mark,I've blown the whistle to commence or restart play from a goal & The ball has not touched the the player as yet, nor been propelled in a forward motion & a player from the opposing side moves inside...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/11/2012

Walter Lee of Trinidad, Colorado USA asks...

What is the procedure for a Drop Ball Restart...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/11/2012

Gary of Edinburgh, Scotland asks...

Is it right for a referee to stop the play and give an IDFK for off side to then say he got it wrong and restart with a drop ball? We did not have AR's. This was in an SFA affiliated league...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/10/2012

Edgar of Crossroads, TX USA asks...

Question 1: Can a goal be scored from a kick off in the centerfield mark with only the attaking player kicking the ball directly into the goal? (The goalkeper touched the ball before it went in)

Question 2: Can a player be offside on a direc...

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