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Law 5 - The Referee
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Law 5 - The Referee 9/4/2012

Brad Ashton of Los Angeles, CA USA asks...

Player A is attacking into the penalty area and is tackled from behind sending Player A to the ground. The Referee blows the whistle and points to the mark indicating a pentalty kick. As the players are setting up for the pentalty kick, the AR moti...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/28/2012

Harris of Someplace, Somewhere Canada asks...

What is FIFA's ruling then on applying the Advantage Clause? Is it only applicable to Law 12?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/27/2012

Fred of Utrecht, Utrecht Netyerlands asks...

A defender takes a indirect free kick just outside the penalty area. He kicks te bal te second time in his own goal. Can you play advantage and give the opposite team a goal?

Advantage can be given at al times when there is a foul. But scori...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/23/2012

Harris of Somewhere, Someplace Canada asks...

During my assessment game, I came across a particular scenario.

A player crossed the ball forward to a teammate in an offside position. This player then tried to reach the ball landing ahead of him but instead lightly tapped it forward accid...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/21/2012

mojo of corona, califronia united states asks...

a player takes a goal on a shot. the ball strikes the goalpost and rebounds into the field of the play. the referee should do what....

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/14/2012

alex of richmond hill, ontario canada asks...

I also disagree that the ref made a bad call regarding the idfk and the subsequent pk, and have defended the ref's decisions when this incidence was brought up in many discussions I have here in ontario. Basically you cannot argue against a cop ticke...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/13/2012

Mark of Sacramento, CA USA asks...

Dear Esteemed Panel.

I am suprised at the outrage over the US goal that sent the Candian women's team home. News feeds seem consistant and clear that the AR warned the Canadian keeper after the first half concluded that she needed to get ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/7/2012

A MacKay of Baddeck, Nova Scotia Canada asks...

In regards to the US/Canada Olympic women's match, was this the most poorly reffed game you've ever seen? I am a dual (American/Canadian) citizen and love both nations, but the referee gave the US a chance with 10 minutes left by calling the ridicul...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/30/2012

John of Perth, WA Australia asks...

I witnessed a situation yesterday when a defender passed the ball back to goalkeeper who then picked it up. The referee stopped the game to award an indirect free kick for the attacking team only to give it to the defending team. Apparently a defende...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/27/2012

Paul Horton of Birmingham, England asks...

Can a referee be punished for consistent bad decisions or bias in a professional match, and if so what is the process for complaint, and possible repercussions. Most referees do a wonderful job but occasionally televised matches shop up the woeful pe...

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