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Law 3 - The Players 12/15/2023

Peter Byrne of Sale, Cheshire England asks...

As a retired football referee I often get in discussions on the laws of football.
Recently, I was asked - if a player deliberately runs off the field of play to pass an opponent after kicking and keeping the ball in play, what is the correct de...

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Law 3 - The Players 12/13/2023

Peter of Stockton, CA USA asks...

Recently I was center referee at a tournament. During one of the plays near the end of the game, the blue team goalkeeper dove for the ball that was headed into her net. She stopped the ball but had no control over it. The ball was stopped next to he...

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Law 3 - The Players 12/12/2023

Peter of Stockton, CA USA asks...

I understand that Rule 3 was changed to say that when a goal is scored with an extra player on the field then the goal can be allowed to stand if the extra player did not interfere with play. My question is, how do we know which is the extra player? ...

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Other 12/12/2023

Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...

Excellent deliberate handball video supplied by Joe McHugh!

I recall a few years back, overhearing some high school boys saying (as I arrived at the field), "There's the ref that doesn't call hand balls."

I don't think they mea...

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Mechanics 12/9/2023

Rod Senior of Fort Myers, FL United States asks...

Crystal Palace v Liverpool game 12/9/23

1. Penalty was awarded when Van Dyke brought down a Palace player in the box. Van Dyke got a yellow card. VAR spotted a foul against Liverpool prior to the penalty incident. VAR was upheld and the pe...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/8/2023

Mühenned Elseyho of Onikisubat, Kahramanmaras Turkey asks...

https://youtu.be/6KnrOph_yzE?feature=shared

When I see such cases, I feel frustrated. I ask you to express your opinion and explanation. Thank you...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/8/2023

Mühenned Elseyho of Onikisubat, Kahramanmaras Turkey asks...

https://youtu.be/MPY_d26szLw?feature=shared

Hello, how are you? I have 3 cases of hand touches. Are they intentional? Can you provide me with a general plan for dealing with hand touches? Thank you all...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/7/2023

Tyler of Vancouver, BC Canada asks...

Hello, offside question here. If a player kicks the ball from an onside position and it bounces off a defending player and at the moment it bounced off the defender the attacking player was in a offside position and he receives the ball (should be of...

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Other 12/5/2023

Colin Davies of Brighton , Sussex England asks...

On Liability, sorry, Referee inspects the ground ! All good to go, match starts, during the game a goal mouth meelle occurs ! Players end up in the goal causing it to tilt. When it comes back down a player gets his leg under the stantchon and breaks ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 12/4/2023

Joshua Sandoval of Phoenix , Arizona United States asks...

Do you get a yellow yard right away if the team doesn’t ask for 10 yards and i was a couple yards away from the free kick ...

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