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Law 11 - Offside 5/10/2008

Dave Southward of Blissfield, MI USA asks...

Can a player be offsides on a direct kick?...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/10/2008

frank of fairfield, CT USA asks...

No one is together here!! In original question 17343. Fleischer said " where player was at point team mate touched it last". Contarino, Mueller said same thing but Maloney said differently, saying "point offensive player became involved". Two com...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/10/2008

frank of fairfield, CT USA asks...

This is a question about where the ball is for a restart when offside is called.

Sometimes a player adjudged to be in an offside position is not part of the play for some time and distance. This means they may be further up field before th...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/10/2008

Brad of New Kensignton, PA USA asks...

I have heard that there are 8 situations in which you can be closer to the goal line than the 2nd to last opponent when receiving the ball without being considered offsides but, I can only think of 5. Corner kick, Your Goal kick (?), the opponent's g...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/10/2008

Will of Burnaby, BC Canada asks...

Can you be offside after receiving a punted ball from your keeper?...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/9/2008

Joe M of Waldwick, NJ U.S.A. asks...

In Question 18999, the AR writing states his CR informed him "the player who does not receive the ball but uses his offside position to create an advantage applies only in and around the goal area".

The answer by Keith Contarino states the...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/9/2008

MK of Houston, TX USA asks...

Question on Offside: I was watching a game the other day and on an counter attack the Offesive Striker(A1) got the ball (on side)and driblled through the defense line. The GK came forward close to the edge of the penalty area but failed to stop him. ...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/7/2008

Kevin M. of Johnson City, TN USA asks...

Good question [18999] Dave and somewhat okay responses. But I'd like more clarification, so if Dave would have told the Center that the 2 attackers in the offside position "impeded" the defenders then the flag should be raised. And how about the cent...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/5/2008

mark of chicago, IL USA asks...

If there is a ball played to a running player who is offsides but the ball is deflected off of a defender to the offsides player. Is this person offsides or not. The defender never had possession....

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Law 11 - Offside 5/5/2008

Dave of Oregon, WI USA asks...

Thank you for having a great website. I hope you guys have as much fun writing the answers as we do reading them.

Here's my question. I am a Level 8 ref and recently AR'd a U17 Boys Classic game. The issue is calling Offsides. The sc...

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