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Law 3 - Number of Players 7/5/2010

Roger Rotilio of aurora, ON canada asks...

1.
can a goalie be substituted any time during a game or only at half time?

2.

when can a player's switch be made? and made not?

Thanks.

Roger
house league coach...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/29/2010

Mik of Kent, Kent United Kingdom asks...

During a penalty shoot-out, can the goalkeeper be sent off? If so, can he be replaced by a sub?...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/29/2010

brad paton of hamilton, Ontario canada asks...

in the flow of the game a penalty is given. can the defending team change their goal keeper for the penalty shot.
would it not be similar if the right back moves to striker in the flow of the game. A ref does not even ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/29/2010

mp of bridgeport, ct usa asks...

Team A scores goal, but before restart, you see that team A had 12 players on the field. You are not certain when that 12th player entered the field or who that player is. I know that a caution is called for in this situation, but what if you don't...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/25/2010

Nick of Montreal, Quebec Canada asks...

Player Change.

A player leaves the field of play at the center line but the new player doesn't enter the field of play but walks done the line to do a throw in.

I request that the player enter the field of play then leave the field ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/22/2010

Euan McLean of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Canada asks...

Are there any limitations on when a team is allowed to make a substitution?...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/21/2010

Steve of Whyalla, south australia Australia asks...

What happens if a players name or shirt number is put on match card twice?...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/20/2010

mrs toni turner of gutersloh, germany asks...

My daughter and her friend were in a comp at the weekend they had played all there games then it went to a penalty shoot out the German team had a goal keeper through all the rounds it came to the shootout then they put one of their other team member...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/17/2010

Jenny of Wrightstown, WI USA asks...

In our game tonight, the opposing team was given a verbal warning in the first half for too many players on the field (they had 12). In the second half, play was stopped for a push (opposing team's foul) and the ref again counted 12 on the field. H...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/16/2010

Jo of Vic, Vic Australia asks...

Im just wondering, does a red card on a player mean that a team plays with only 10 players on the field next match, like in the current match where the card was payed?...

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