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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2019

Jason C of La Crosse, WI USA asks...

Where do you stand on challenges that involve heavy contact, but are otherwise legal, in rec league games with younger kids? Specifically referring to shoulder charges. Say a charge comes in that's shoulder to shoulder, feet on the ground, ball withi...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/23/2019

Pete of Gloucester, Gloucestershire Uk asks...

In Sundays Chelseas Liverpool game the challenge by Adrian on Tammy Abraham. Why was this not a penalty? Full contact by his knees into Abrahams shoulder. If a defender did this challenging for a header it would, in my mind, have been a definite foul...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/21/2019

Steve Debus of Crofton , MD USA asks...

In todays Man City/Watford match, Man Citys 3rd goal was scored on a set piece free kick just outside the 18 where a Man City player behind the wall leans in and pushes the defender away with his body clearing a slot for the shot. Not playing the bal...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/16/2019

Gregor Gramlich of LARGO, FL United States asks...

I really struggle with the concept of 'protecting the goalie'. I had an incident this weekend where an attacker literally kicked a goalie in the head as the two were going for a low level bounding ball. But the goalie had not yet touched the ball. ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/16/2019

Jason C of La Crosse, WI USA asks...

Three questions arose at a recent game for me.

1) Center forward lingers around the edge of the penalty area and the keeper slams a punt off of him. I didn't actually see it, but turned around once I heard it. IDFK and a card for the CF. Th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/13/2019

Joe of Westampton, NJ USA asks...

A fellow referee told this to me and I had never heard of this and I cant find the answer online anywhere so Im asking here.

Situation: Attacking player is approx 20 yards from goal when the defending player grabs his shirt. The attacking p...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/8/2019

Henry of Portland, OR USA asks...

Can you give advice on when you should call a foul when a defender does a 'follow through' shoulder challenge when an attacker is taking a shot/making a pass?

This is one of the tough fouls for me to call along with knowing when a fair shoul...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/8/2019

Marco Luna of Warrenton, VA United States asks...

what will be the call if one defender kicks on the head to his teammate inside the penalty box when he intends to clear the ball with a bycicle kick with an opponent near the both of them, and the ball bounces of the defenderand goes out pass the go...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/8/2019

Devery A Harper of NAPLES, FL United States asks...

I gave my first red card today in a U-16 competitive game. I was facing the run of play with one of my AR's to my back and the other to my left up the field about 30 yards. Play was intense so I did not notice that there was a player down on the far ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/8/2019

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

These can be a difficult to get right.

The challenge on Neymar at the backend of these highlights.

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/neymar-scores-on-brazil-return-in-entertaining-colombia-draw

Just a 'coming together' or oth...

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