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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/19/2024

Ken of Santa Barbara, Ca USA asks...

Charge vs shoulder to shoulder - defending player approx.
2 feet from attacking player There is movement from both but defender knocks down
the attacker.
To make it more interesting, this occurs inside the penalty area.
I called ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/16/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hello,

one 'holding' question please.

The Premier League website says this:

'Where both players are involved in simultaneous and similar actions (mutual holding), play should be allowed to continue.'

Situat...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/13/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hello,

I have a slightly more general question this time. :-)

I will try to demonstrate it on two situations.

Situation 1:

The ball flies into the penalty area. The goalkeeper jumps into the air and catches...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/11/2024

Peter 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...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/9/2024

Colin Davies of Brighton , Sussex UK asks...

From a through ball the GK takes a forward out with a reckless tackle!The GK was cautioned. At this point the AR raises the flag for offside !! The Referee gives offside but said the caution will stand due to the severity of the challenge. Is this c...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/5/2024

Richard of Seattle, WA USA asks...

Substitutes penalized, but not the team? Doesn’t seem fair, given two red card offenses....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/4/2024

Richard of Seattle, WA USA asks...

In the last minutes of a hotly contested match, two substitutes enter the field of play without referee permission and get in to a verbal altercation and pushing match with opponents. Both received red cards. Does the offending team continue play w...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/28/2024

JM Stalin of Secunderabad, Telangana India asks...

Coaches kindly note during the game????? All verbal offences are Penalised with an Inderct free kick...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/28/2024

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 situat...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/23/2024

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 ...

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