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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/13/2022

Jeremy of Sacramento, California USA asks...

I feel like reckless/SPA cautions are not given enough in the below-professional level game. The biggest takeaway that watching professional referees has given me is to give these out a lot more often. I now rarely leave a match cardless, and usually...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/2/2022

Sagy of Austin, Texas USA asks...

Normally, no foul is called if there is no contact between players, however there are exceptions (e.g., a player throwing a punch and missing). What is the correct call in the following situation.

Blue player is going towards the goal in t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/25/2022

Bee Ess of Nottingham , Notts United Kingdom asks...

In the EPL, a player will get a yellow card for jumping into the crowd celebrating. Why do the other players, who didn’t score but still celebrate by jumping over the advertising hoardings with the scorer, not get booked?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/9/2022

Solomon Omowele of Johannesburg , Gauteng South Africa asks...

Are all fouls on the penalty box a penalty?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/19/2021

Mr Anthony Owens of SOUTH SHIELDS, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom asks...

I was wondering if there are any rules regarding not awarding a free kick or penalty for a foul that happens off the ball. There was an incident today in a match between New'castle and Man City
I hope you've seen the video of the incident for re...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/6/2021

JEANNE K TURNER of Mount Shasta, CA United States asks...

An attacker running with the ball sees an opponent in front of them and runs over the goal line 10 yards from the goal to continue playing the ball. The opponent then tackles him off the field of play in a reckless manner to prevent them from continu...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/28/2021

Maughan Nicholson of Hexham, Northumberland England asks...

Watching two professional matches in recent months, the defender has been penalised by award of a penalty for high kicking in the penalty area.
My view is dangerous play = indirect free kick.
Please can I have the explanation?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/13/2021

Gregory S Tardaguila of Redondo Beach, California USA asks...

I used to get emails from Thomas Bombadilla. It was a “what’s the restart?”
Attacking player with the ball is moving forward in opponent’s goal area. The keeper makes an attempt to challenge for the ball. He blocks the ball and it is still in ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/12/2021

Ray Sharman of Leicestershire, England asks...

As very often happens the manager tells his forwards to go stand on the goalkeeper at a corner so as soon as the kick is taken are they impeading the goalkeeper?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/10/2021

ray JOSEPH sharman of broughton astley, leicestershire United Kingdom asks...

although at a corner kick there is a lot of impeding why do you never see a referee give an indirect freekick ether way ...

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