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Law 5 - The Referee
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Law 5 - The Referee 2/27/2013

John Atkinson of London, United Kingdom asks...

I have a question about advantage.

An attacker has the ball about 25 yards from the goal line in the centre of the pitch and is fouled but the ball rolls to a team mate out wide (3 yards from the touchline), 18 yards from the goal line.
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Law 5 - The Referee 2/21/2013

Jum of springs, michigan usa asks...

A player takes a quick free kick and the ball hits you (the referee). The ball rebounds back to the kicker who passes it to one of her teammates. You should:
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Law 5 - The Referee 2/10/2013

Neil of London, United Kingdom asks...

wow - I never thought my questions could be so misunderstood.

A reminder
My questions are:
Are there a set of rules that youth referees should abide by?
Is it just a moral circumstance that the ref should be impartial or are the...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/8/2013

25boy of Nish, Serbia Serbia asks...

Menager of home theam is kicking one player from away theam incide of play ground... referee desicion?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/4/2013

Football father of London, UK asks...

We recently attended a match and the opposition coach took on the Referee duties.
Right from the first whistle he was coaching his team. Specifically telling his players where to run, instructing on passes, where to place a free-kick and corner ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/28/2013

Tom Sondej of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA United States asks...

I witnessed a situation in a game where a referee touched a coach and called him ' honey ' while cautioning him for irresponsible behavior. Are there any written guidelines that deal with how a referee should conduct himself when cautioning a coach? ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/27/2013

Robert of Winchester, England asks...

Why do referees not penalise goalkeepers for holding onto the ball for more than 6 seconds. We see this sort of foul every week in the English game but it's NEVER punished. Why not?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/27/2013

Robert of Winchester, England asks...

Why do referees allow players to pull and push each other and pull shirts in the penalty area and why don't they give more penalty kicks for this? We see this go unpunished in the English game every week. Why are referees so reluctant to give penalti...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/26/2013

Mark Patton of COEUR D ALENE, ID United States asks...

Re: Hand Ball
U13 Boys Select match.
A player is in possession of the ball, in the attacking 1/3 of the field, dribbling toward the opponent's goal. He loses his footing due to snowy conditions, and falls flat on his stomach. The ball is at r...

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Law 5 - The Referee 1/24/2013

S. Patrick of Wilmington, DE USA asks...

SITUATION: An atttacker takes a shot on goal. The keeper makes the save and is moving towards the 18 and all other players are retreating back to midfield awaiting the punt. The keeper ever so slightly carries the ball over the 18 before releasing t...

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