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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play
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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 1/30/2011

Jesse of New holland , Pa Usa asks...

Can whistle and 'play' be interpreted as the same for a required distance free kick? ...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 1/28/2011

David of Corona, CA USA asks...

While I agree that in any instance where you have told a player to 'wait for the whistle', that the whistle must sound before the ball can be put back into play, I don't believe that the kickoff actually qualifies. I was surprised by this answer dur...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 1/19/2011

PHIL R. of LONGVIEW, TX USA asks...

I would like a clarification on a ruling by a Texas UIL high school soccer Referee made during a non-district Texas UIL high school girls soccer game. The visiting team had possession of the ball in the home team's side of the field. Then a fight bro...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 1/18/2011

maggie of iowa city, iowa united states asks...

Is the keeper allowed to participate in dropped balls anywhere on the field?...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 11/13/2010

Chad of Rohnert Park, CA USA asks...

A direct free kick for team A is to be taken about 20 yards from the goal team A is attacking. They mess up the free kick and all the players run over faking leaving no one to actually take the kick. The referee then cautions a player from team A for...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 11/10/2010

Todd of Houston, TX USA asks...

Laws 8 and 13 clearly state that on kick-offs and both direct and indirect free kicks the ball must be stationary before the kick is taken. What about goal kicks, penalty kicks and corner kicks?

As long as the ball was in the proper positio...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 11/7/2010

Jeff K of San Diego, CA USA asks...

To start the second half the ref blew his whistle asking both teams to take the field. 2 minutes later, with neither team on the field he blew his whistle again and loudly announced 'time has started'. Our team ran on the field to take the kickoff ...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 10/20/2010

Rich Smith of Redruth, Cornwall United Kingdom asks...

I refereed a game today and a shot from an 11-year-old hit the post and the goal partially collapsed.

The subsequent rebound was put into the goal. Was I right to disallow the goal and restart with a drop ball?...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 10/11/2010

Brian of Colorado Springs, CO USA asks...

Strange situation in Cup this weekend. A ball from another field came onto our field and hit our game ball. Our game ball fell right to our player, who then scored the winning goal. The referee allowed the goal to stand, which I think is correct, bec...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 10/5/2010

David of Fenton, MI USA asks...

Is a goal scored when the kick-off goes directly into the goal?...

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