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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/30/2012

Jim Lennon of Russellville, Ky USA asks...

This weekend at a tennesee tournament that we could not wear regular black baseball caps because they did not have soft bills. Have looked and looked and cannot find this law. Can you inlight.

Jim...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/28/2012

Conor Barry of Cork, Cork Ireland asks...

I was just wondering what the ruling is on wearing white ankle socks over the kit socks. I had white socks on in a game that came just about my ankle and was told to take them off. My team wears black socks and I just wear them for comfort. I see the...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/28/2012

Margaret of Charlotte, NC United States asks...

What does the ref handbook say about wrapping my arm brace in bubble wrap to play?...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/25/2012

Ethan of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Hello all,
Sorry this is a long one.

I recently had a centre for a W11/2 (Bottum division) match. At the start of the match at the jewlery check I noticed a player who was wearing earings, which were taped. When I asked her to take them ...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/23/2012

Bob of Whitman, Ma USA asks...

can soccer players wear corn rows, with beads
during a soccer match...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/18/2012

Lori of Berlin, Wisconsin United States asks...

In my game today my cleat came off, the game continued while I was retying my shoe. The ball almost hit my head while I was retying my shoe. Was the ref supposed stop the game so I could tie my shoe? Or when they said 'play on' the right thing to do?...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/14/2012

Doug of Oakland, CA USA asks...

Hello Refs - Another question:
Two of you say in this group of answers that a TOE CLEAT is not necessarily dangerous.
I have been taught to simply look for the toe cleat at check-in (ok, everybody lift the toes of one foot - and I look down t...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 4/6/2012

kyle burns of eldersburg, Maryland USA asks...

Are metal cleats or studs legal in high school play and if so, are they removable from the cleat itself to put in other material studs? ...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 3/13/2012

Fernando Pascual of Richmond, VA Chesterfield asks...

The two goalkeepers of the same team have been assigned the same number, one of which is my son. My son may play in the field as a forward ocassionally. Can both of them wear the same number and be on the field at the same time?...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 3/7/2012

Curtis Wolfe of Miami, Florida United States asks...

The referee or an AR checked a team in before a match. During the match, it becomes apparent that one team has two players wearing the same number. The second player had added a '1' after his number using black electrical tape, but it had apparentl...

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