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Questions & Answers for "" 1 - 10 of 1/12/2025Zluvka of Liberec, Liberec Region Czech Republic asks...Hi, can VAR intervene if a foul occurs during a restart before the ball is in play (such as a corner or free kick) and this foul has an impact on a goal being scored? Or is this completely ruled out because the ball was not in play? It seems to me th...
Read The Full Q & A Law 14 - The Penalty kick 1/11/2025David Howard of WETHERBY West Yorkshire , United Kingdom asks...Thanks for the answers.
Just a couple of follow ups if I may.
Q3. At the point where a penalty is taken, can someone be offside?
Q1. It is a really muddy day. Just the goalkeeper and the centre forward are left chasing a long ball that...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/7/2025Carl of Liverpool , UK asks...Is it a penalty if a defender lying down behind a free kick wall accidentally trips up an attacker attempting to run on to a loose ball or save after the free kick is taken...
Read The Full Q & A Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 1/2/2025Patrick Strode of Plymouth, United Kingdom asks...Scenario: attacking player shoots. Ball hits defender and goes out for a throw in.
Defender who the ball struck goes down hurt as a result of the ball hitting them.
How does the game restart?
A.) Throw in to the attacking side
B....
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/9/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...I'm not sure. I'd be interested in the criteria. I understand that it's up to the referee to decide. And there are no such things as criteria. I'd almost say that he has to kick him in the head or misses his head by 20 centimeters or less. :-)
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Read The Full Q & A Other 12/9/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...There are 24 official languages in the European Union alone. I see 5 of those languages on the IFAB website. (English, German, French, Spanish, and interestingly, Slovenian. Slovenian is a smaller language than Czech. Czech has about 13 million speak...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/8/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...Hello
I have another question about the spirit of the rules.
Why do we rarely see the bicycle kick as a
dangerous play at the highest level? I would say much less than, say, five to ten years ago. Have referees become more...
Read The Full Q & A Law 3 - The Players 12/8/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...So that's another problem with the Czech version of the rules.
Believe it or not, they write this there:
A player can intentionally leave the field of play without permission.
when the player:
a) is injured
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Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/11/2024Peter Babbage of Hjorring , Denmark asks...During this weekends games a game that was somewhat controversial in light of today’s events has come under the spotlight even more. Liverpool player I think it was Salah was racing towards goal and is brought down. The referee decided it wasn’t a fo...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 9/16/2024Duke Christoffersen of Overland Park, KS United States asks...Hello,
Please see scenario and question below.
Scenario:
The central defender, who is the last defender, attempts to clear the ball out of danger. When he does, it deflects off of an attacking player (who is in an ons...
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