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Law 11 - Offside 1/19/2025

Zluvka of Liberec, Liberec Region Czech Republic asks...

Hi, it's simple. The referee whistles a foul. He awards RC for DOGSO. VAR sees that the fouled player was in an offside position (not offside). How will VAR deal with it? Will VAR intervene? VAR probably should. What will the restart be like? Probabl...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/17/2025

Zluvka of Liberec, Liberec Region Czech Republic asks...

Hi, how would this hypothetical situation be handled if the player was only in an offside position and not in an offside position? I mean the solution via VAR. Thank you, Zluvka...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/16/2025

Stewart of Livermore, California United States asks...

Say a ball last touched by an attacker roles slowly towards the goalkeeper, with nobody nearby. The goalkeeper bends down and easily stops the ball with their hands inside the penalty area and away from the goal. After a few seconds the keeper then b...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/16/2025

Tristan Zhang of Beijing, Beijing China asks...

Dear sirs:
I am a little bit confused by a part of Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct which says
'An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area,
commits any of the following offences:
touches the ball ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/13/2025

Jose of Chicago, Illinois USA asks...

Can you clarify how the LOTG address the interaction between an attacking player and a GK on a corner kick? In two recent examples, a player placed his body in front of the GK, during a CK, the ball enters the goal, and one ref disallows the goal cal...

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Mechanics 1/12/2025

Zluvka 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...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 1/11/2025

David 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...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/7/2025

Carl 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...

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Mechanics 1/7/2025

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

Thanks. It's getting funny, I admit. :-) But I was referring to the offside line that technology draws.

Law 11

A player is in an offside position if:

ANY PART OF THE HEAD, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/6/2025

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

Hello

one more question, maybe a bit strange please.

Does hair count as part of the head for offside purposes? For example, for a player like Fellaini.

Until now, I was sure that hair was part of the head. :-)

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