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Law 5 - The Referee 3/30/2024

Bob of Regina, Saskatchewan Canada asks...

Can a ref give a yellow card to a player for a misconduct committed before the match has started? If yes, does the caution carry over into the match?

Law 5.3 indicates that the referee has authority to take disciplinary action from enterin...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/23/2024

Michelle Newkirk of RAYMORE, MISSOURI USA asks...

is there a penalty in soccer for accident or on purpose kick in ankle that child had to be carried off field & could not play again after?...

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Law 4 - The Players Equipment 3/18/2024

Drew of St Charles, Mo USA asks...

At a tournament this past weekend, a player on the other team refused to tie his shoe laces. His laces seemed excessively long. I requested the referee (who appeared to be an older referee with experience) have the player tie his shoes, he said he...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/18/2024

Gargy of Haifa, Israel asks...

Question about a scenario where inside the defending team's penalty area, the first defender kicked the ball in order to clear it out of the penalty area, followed closely by a second defender who attempted to do the same (clear the ball out of the p...

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Mechanics 3/17/2024

Ashton of Orange, NSW Australia asks...

What are the seven steps of procedure of wall management. I have to do this for my course but i dont know what im doing. Th seven steps are: Control the position of the ball, ensure attackers are 1m from the wall, Mannage the 9.15m wall, show the whi...

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High School 3/17/2024

George Robert Checinski of Coon Rapids, MN United States asks...

In one of my high school games:
When a ball appeared to have crossed the goal line between the posts of team A. I allowed play to continue because no call was made by the assistant referee that team B scored a goal.

On a breakaway goi...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/17/2024

nick hills of pontefract, yorks United Kingdom asks...

If a player is wearing 2 club shirts,both identical,is it still a booking if he takes 1 off in celebration?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/16/2024

Jason of Madison, WI USA asks...

82:15 mark of the Brentford-Burnley game (9:14 on this video - https://youtu.be/emoDvMlxLuY?t=547). This has to be a foul on the keeper right? Is letting the keeper do this only something that is allowed at the very top level? For my part, I take the...

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Law 17 - The Corner Kick 3/14/2024

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hello,

When a team is about to take a corner kick, can a player of that team (a player who is not taking the corner kick) stand outside the pitch? ...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 3/11/2024

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

I understand Mr. McHugh. I'm more concerned with how to restart the game.

The ball was not in play because the throw-in was not done correctly. So personally I would rather repeat the throw-in than continue with IDFK. Am I doing it right?...

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