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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/10/2012

Haruna of Abuja, Federal capital territory Nigeria asks...

When is a ball considered to be a goal?...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/8/2012

chike of onitsha, anambra nigeria asks...

if a ball stands between a goal line[some inside the net while some other side] is it a goal or not....

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/6/2012

Pranay of mumbai, maharashtra india asks...

is it a goal If half of the ball crosses the goal line in the air?

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 4/27/2012

Bob Bobby of spokane , WA America asks...

okay so in soccer... if a player kicks the ball into the goal but the ball doesn't hit the net and the goalie catches the ball inside the goal, is that a goal???...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 4/27/2012

Dave of Manchester, England asks...

Can a referee ever award a goal even if one isn't scored. A good example would be the recent Barcelona Chelsea game at the nou camp. In the last minute Torres was clean through one on one with the keeper, but if the keeper had just deliberately grabb...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 4/25/2012

jim dunbeck of albertville, al United States asks...

During a recent match we had a controversy about whether a ball had crossed the goal line or not. I was CR when the ball was played into the penalty area and an attacking team member ran onto the ball close to or at the goal line. Trailing the play a...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 4/23/2012

Hamza of Accra, GT.Accra Ghana asks...

In a match, team A shot and team B's keeper grabbed and directly kicks it into team A's Net.
In a condition like this, is it considered a goal?...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 1/30/2012

Bernard Markowitz of Los Angeles, CA USA asks...

The goal keeper fields the ball on a very windy day. He punts the ball. The ball is blown backwards into his goal. Is it a goal for the opposing team??...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 1/21/2012

Daniel of Barcelona, Catalonia Spain asks...

My Question is this one, if a player let's say chips the ball over the keeper , the ball is already inside the goal but has not touches the ground or the net , if a player kicks it out before it has any contact with anything is it considered a goal?(...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 12/16/2011

lance of adelaide, south australia australia asks...

hi ref could you please explain to me the own goal rule? I know it comes off a defender into the goal but is that true for all situations or only certain ones? ...

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