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Law 5 - The Referee 3/8/2010

Dave of Des Moines, IA US asks...

Sorry about all the 'hurricane' questions.
Just a few more;
My question is about playing advantage when a goalie illegally touches the ball before it goes into the net.
Would it be true that if it were a free kick or goal kick, and the go...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/8/2010

Phil of Dawsonville, Georgia US asks...

Hi All,
During a game last week, a player on the opposing team was injured during the normal course of play.The officials stopped play, and the coach of the opposing team was summoned out on to the field to tend to his injured player.
...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/2/2010

anthony murphy of cork, ireland asks...

how many yellow and red cards should i bring onto field of play? i saw ref on tv with y/c in top pocket, r/c in hip pocket, and 1 of each in side pocket for use when a player is to receive a second caution and therefore a red card. is there a rule or...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/28/2010

david brannan of rossendale, england lancs asks...

last 5 min of the game the score was 2 v 2 and then we scored the winning goal. The ref points to the half way line and takes his book out and start to walk back to the half way line. As he was walking back the opposite team surrounded the ref and th...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/26/2010

Carlos of Sacramento, CA US asks...

A player gets a second yellow but the ref doesn't realize it's the players second yellow and doesn't show him the red card. The player plays on and said player scores a goal. The ref then realizes this player should have been sent off (after the go...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/19/2010

Bobby of Queen Creek, arizona U.S. asks...


When a team scores how do I acknowledge/signal that they have scored?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/18/2010

Lerato of Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa asks...

What happens if a game is called off after the flood lights(stadia Lights) fail due to heavy Rain in the first half?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/12/2010

Steven of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Can the ref after playing advantage at the next stoppage send a player off?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/10/2010

Richard of Westchester, NY USA asks...

If an IFK is kicked (by your teammate)in the direction of your team's own goal and the ball is toached by your keeper (inside the pk area) before the ball goes into your own goal, what would the correct restart be?

Law 13 does not explain th...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/7/2010

Alan Brown of Salisbury, Wiltshire England asks...

The referee gave a goal, the ball was put back on the centre spot when the other team parents and manager where complaining of offside. The ref went to the linesman and he said it was offside (oppostion parent). The ref has then said it was offside...

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