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Law 15 - The Throw In 12/26/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...Hello
one question about throw-in please.
Law 15:
At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower must:
- throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of p...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/26/2024Anita Pearce of Basildon , UK asks...So at a corner the opponents go behind goal line in the goal therefore technically off the pitch. Why is this allowed yet a player cannot leave the pitch without permission. Injured player has to come back round to side of pitch before coming on. ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 12/26/2024Stephen Landis of Agoura Hills, CA United States asks...An offensive player is in the offside position and their fellow player kicks them the ball. Should I call offsides if:
1. The ball never reaches the offending player as a defender gets to the ball first and starts to dribble up the field. As ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 12/23/2024Peter Babbahe of Hjorring , Denmark asks...The ball hits the referee who is on the goal line from a shot by the attacker. It was clearly going into the goal otherwise. Is this a drop ball or does the ball go to the keeper? ...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 12/23/2024Angus Macdonald of London, London United Kingdom asks...In the recent Scottish League Cup Final the referee John Beaton gave a direct free kick just outside the box against Celtic's defender Liam Scales for holding Rangers forward Cerny's shirt. The holding began just outside the box but continued as Cern...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 12/22/2024Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...Hello and merry Christmas,
I have a question regarding the drop ball restart as a result of an reversed decision by VAR.
Last year, there was a match between Chelsea and Brighton. Near the end of the match, the cross by Brighton...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 12/21/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...I'm not sure about the restart location. Isn't it more like where the player was when the assistant referee raised the flag?
I have a situation for that, I will also put VAR in there :-)
Situation:
A lone player in an offsi...
Read The Full Q & A Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 12/20/2024Michael Surtees of Edinburgh, UK asks...When taking a free kick or corner the rule s state the ball is in play when kicked by a player and clearly moves. Is there a definition of clearly moves - must it move a distance of may the circumference of the ball or is a “wobble” sufficient?...
Read The Full Q & A High School 12/19/2024Peter of Stockton, CA USA asks...Firstly, thanks for being a great resource to get questions answered.
My son, who is also a referee, shared the following clip with me:
https://youtu.be/qvpYQzOIiFE
We have been discussing it back and forth and so wan...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/17/2024Ross of Bristol, England asks...Say the centre back has the ball at his feet, dribbling in the defensive penalty box. There is no pressure on the ball, he is just simply in possession of the ball, making no attempt to pass or do anything with it except dribble in the box.
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