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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/28/2024RE: Adult JM Stalin of Secunderabad, Telangana India asks...Coaches kindly note during the game????? All verbal offences are Penalised with an Inderct free kick...
Read The Full Q & A Law 4 - The Players Equipment 10/28/2024RE: AYSO 14 - 19 Other Paul Lauer of Palmdale, CA USA asks...Laws of the Game 2024/25 | Law 4 | The Players’ Equipment
2. Compulsory equipment
Shin Guards – these must be made of a suitable material and be of an appropriate size to provide reasonable protection and be covered by the socks. Players are responsible for the size and suitability of their shin guards
How much authority does the referee have in Enforcing this Law?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/28/2024RE: Rec Adult Buzz Bee of Bracknell, Not Specified United Kingdom asks...Is kicking the ball away a bookable offense?
My view (Happy to be corrected) is that kicking the ball away isn't actually an offense, but an action sometimes taken that commits an offense.
For example, a very high profile situation in this season's English Premier League saw Declan Rice of Arsenal sent off, when he kicked the ball away as his oponent was about to take a quick free kick. In my view, the offense he was booked for was not kicking the ball away, but delaying the re-start. Kicking the ball away was just HOW he prevented it
Likewise, you can be booked for kicking the ball away in anger at a refereeing decision, but the offense is dissent, not kicking the ball away. Kicking the ball away is just th...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 10/28/2024RE: Adult Martin WAIN of Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom asks...Hi,
I suspect the controversy of VAR in football will never be solved.Looking at the latest incident in the West Ham v Man Utd game on Oct 27th.
The onfield referee clearly saw the coming together of the 2 players in the penalty area & waived both arms to confirm this & that he did not deem it to be a penalty. The VAR official (Oliver) should have accepted this & not intervened as it was not a clear & obvious error.
My question is: When the onfield referee is called to the pitch side monitor is he allowed to view the footage & make his own mind up of his own accord, or, as all officials are "miked up" is the VAR official giving him further guidance through his earpiece as to why he thinks it may be a penalt...
Read The Full Q & A Character, Attitude and Control 10/27/2024RE: rec Adult Andrew Simpson of hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE United Kingdom asks...Hi I was wondering if you could answer a question I have from the Norwich vs Middlesbrough game on 27-10-24. The Norwich captain Mclean was sent off in the 87th minute. He walked off with the armband still on his shirt as seen on Sky Sports+ coverage. Can a team be punished for this, and if so how? Or is it down to the referee to notice this?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/23/2024RE: Adult Rob of Preston, United Kingdom asks...RB Leipzig v Liverpool
Darwin Nunez bursts into the penalty area and reaches the ball before defender Orban, he knocks the ball past him and Orban clearly kicks his shin as a result
The ref waves away the pen and var looks but clears it. Commentary think it's a pen but suggest maybe the ref thought Darwin would not have reached the ball before it went out (it was clearly not out at the time of the contact, would he have caught it? Unsure)
My questions isn't so much "would you give it" as much as.. Where is it written, what rule number says the ref can deny giving a foul if the ball may or may not have later been kept in?
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Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/22/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...Finally, one more thing about the SPA.
Situation 1:
A5 fouls (SPA, careless), the fouled player continues, A15 fouls him moments later (careless, a MORE advantegous place for the fouled). A15 thus defeats the advantage. Will the A5 be cautioned?
Situation 2:
A5 fouls (SPA, careless), the fouled player continues, A15 fouls him moments later (SPA, careless, a MORE advantegous place for the fouled). A15 thus defeats the advantage. Who will be cautioned?
Situation 3:
A5 fouls (SPA, careless), the fouled player continues, A15 fouls him moments later (SPA, careless, a LESS advantegous place for the fouled). A15 thus defeats the advantage. Who will be cautioned?
Or can we take it to mean t...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/22/2024Stuart Willis of Leicester , England asks...I was recently watching a game at the local park when an incident happened that nobody really knew what the answer was.
An attacking player rounded the keeper and a defender had act with the ball as it passed him on the way into the net. The referee sent the player off but hesitated what to do next. He then decided to give the goal and not a penalty. I thought it would be either a red card and a penalty or a yellow card for ungentlemanly conduct. It’s been on my mind for the last few days. Please could you clear it up for me and I will look forward to seeing the teams next game and telling them what the correct decision was. Thank you ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/21/2024RE: Comp. Under 15 Larry of Danville, CA United States asks...There is an attacker on a break away with a defender to the side and just slightly behind. The attacker has a very hard touch a yard inside the PA and the ball is clearly headed for the GK to collect. Just after the hard ball touch by the attacker, the defender clips the feet of the attacker who goes down. Definitely not DOGSO or even SPA as the attacker had lost possession and would not regain it. Perhaps this is a “I needed to see the play” call, but my question is should the inadvertent trip be called and a penalty kick given? As always, thanks for your work....
Read The Full Q & A Law 1- The Field 10/21/2024RE: Adult Pete Lee of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom asks...Hi all. I have two questions. 1 - the ball is going towards the corner flag, the keeper and attacker go for the ball, and the ball goes out for a throw-in for the attacking team but the corner flag is taken out and the attacker takes a quick throw before the keeper can get can in his goal. The ball eventually goes wide for a goal kick, but I am interested to know if the ball went into the goal would the goal stand? As I thought corner flags must be in place at all times while the game is in play.
2- back pass to the keeper, the keeper stops it with his feet but a player goes down injured and the ref stops play for him to receive treatment, the game is restarted with a drop ball or would it still be considered a back pass? or do...
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