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League Specific 2/2/2012

Dave of Santa Monica, CA United States asks...

In an AYSO Area tournament, a Yellow team that normally plays 8-a-side in U10 played a Blue team that normally plays 7-a-side. The Area Tournament rules are that all U10 games will be 7 v 7.

Yellow goes up 2-0 by halftime, 4-0 at end of...

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League Specific 12/30/2011

chai of sanger, ca us asks...

are there different rules/laws applied to certain age groups or does everone follow the fifa official rules and laws....

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League Specific 12/17/2011

Anthony cavacece of Abbotsford, Bc Canada asks...

We were playing a game today and were up 1-0 at half time we both went to our respecte sides. The other team called te ref over and apparently according to the ref threatened him so the red red carded the player and called the game as a forfeit. Turn...

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League Specific 12/7/2011

SHAHBAAZ of DEHRADUN, UTTRAKHAND INDIA asks...

IS THERE ANY WAY FOR INDIANS TO JOIN THE TEAM OF BARCLAYS PREMEAR LEAG ...

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League Specific 12/4/2011

Ms D Phipps of coventry, Englans asks...

My Son had a U14's game today away and the ref was the father of the goalkeeper on the home side. Is this allowed? As our team was not aware until he started call ing the kids by their 1st names....

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League Specific 11/22/2011

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

What does it mean that a run up is restricted by a line? I thought that during a shootout, you just had to place the ball correctly. Thanks in advance,
Phil...

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League Specific 11/20/2011

Jason Hoernke of clifton, virginia usa asks...

Is it possible to report a tournament ref for being a bad ref?

Here is what happened :

my team mate went up for a header and then got elbowed in the face,
the missed the elbow and when he went over to talk to the AR, the AR said...

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League Specific 11/14/2011

Ike Jones of Clayton, NJ US asks...

My son plays on a team this fall that is honestly a number of flights below where he should be, but his team from the last few years folded in June and I needed to find him something. They (his current team) will not be playing indoor in the winter o...

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League Specific 11/13/2011

Shannon Donaghe of Chula Vista, CA USA asks...

One of our players received a yellow card for Unsportsmanlike Behavior and then a red card was issued for Dissent. What are the consequences for receiving this red card? I have been told the player needs to sit out one game. If this is true, what h...

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League Specific 11/12/2011

suzanne tulenko of San Diego, CA san diego asks...

Can you borrow a player within your own league that is younger for a regular season game if you are short players. Example GU14
borrowing aGu12 giving the GU14 team 10 players.
Thanks,
Sue...

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