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Other 1/1/2024

Gena of Whitehorse, Canada asks...

How do you determine slide tackle being legal or illegal in futsal, based on FIFA LOTG?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/1/2024

Mühenned Elseyho of Onikisubat, Kahramanmaras Turkey asks...

Is the referee’s decision correct to award an indirect free kick inside the penalty area against the defender who made a dangerous play against his goalkeeper while trying to keep the ball away, as he was about to shoot his goalkeeper in the head?
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Mechanics 12/31/2023

Skipper Limpert of Alton, Il. USA asks...

In employee games, once a winning team gets close to time, each time the goalie gets the ball, he falls and lies there for an extended period, But on the field, if a set piece takes too long, the ref will card the offender, Why are there different ru...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/30/2023

Malcolm Johnstone of Leyland, Lancs United Kingdom asks...

In the Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United match, today, one of the home players passed a ball directly back to his keeper. The keeper tried to clear the ball , but miss kicked it, pretty much straight up into the air. Under pressure from an oppos...

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Mechanics 12/30/2023

Mark of London , Uk asks...

A player punches the ball out and the Ref doesn’t see it so gives a goal kick.

VAR tells the Ref he’s reviewing the handball.VAR says the defending players hand was in a natural position (for the record the players hand reaches out to sla...

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Other 12/30/2023

David St Martin of TAUNTON, MA United States asks...

if my niece's teammate kick the ball and it bounced off of my niece's foot is she considered the goal scorer ...

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High School 12/26/2023

JOSE of MIAMI, FLORIDA USA asks...

I recently took my annual re-certification test which included the following question:
Team A is awarded a corner kick. B1 goalkeeper is one yard off the goal line. B2, second to last defender is 3 yards off the goal line. A2 is on the goal line...

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Other 12/21/2023

Dhruv of New Delhi , Delhi INDIA asks...

Did Messi handball deserved a card ? Did Van Dijk deserved red card for chest bumping parades intentionally(he didn't even receive a yellow)? Without being bias Parades did deserved a card for foul but there is no rule for how to clear the ball. Why ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/20/2023

Peter Babbage of Hjorring , Denmark asks...

Striker through on goal. About to shoot but gets scythed down by a defender. Clear DOGSC. However the ball breaks and is tapped in the net. Advantage played and goal awarded. What however is the sanction for the defender who committed the original fo...

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Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 12/17/2023

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

Hello,

I have one "decision vs. whistling" question please.

Situation: I decide to award Team A the dropped ball for the last touch. Team B touches the ball before the whistle blows.

So the general question is, is it ...

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