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Law 7 - The Duration of the Match 8/8/2023

Karen of Orlando, Florida Orange County asks...

Can a referee in soccer, restart a match 8 minutes after blowing the final whistle (indicating that the match is over) to review and continue the game? ...

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Mechanics 8/8/2023

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

I'm a bit confused :-)

In the case of question no. 1, is it a )

Maybe i described question no. 2 wrong. The referee mistakes the place of the offense and allows a free kick to be played instead of a penalty kick. According to VA...

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Mechanics 8/6/2023

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

Hello,

two VAR questions, please.

1) Decision is changed after restart for violent conduct or mistaken identity. Where is the new restart location? (if the referee stopped the game because of it)

2) Situation: The re...

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Law 4 - The Players Equipment 8/5/2023

jonathan of Lorton, VA United States asks...

I have had issues with goalkeepers wearing only a penny (often pretty thin and no sleeves) (and the same shorts and socks as the rest of the team) to distinguish them from other players on both teams, and I get considerable pushback from coaches clai...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/2/2023

Dave Frankson of Oregon, WI USA asks...

It appears that in regard to handling offences, the language regarding the ball coming off the body of the player or another player in close proximity appears to have been removed from the LOTG. Does this change your advice, and if so, how does it ch...

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Law 14 - The Penalty kick 7/24/2023

Tony of Sydney, Australia asks...

Thanks for your answer and you have answered my third point. But point 2, which was about extending time to take a penalty kick the law says on page 69 " If a defending player (including the goalkeeper) commits an offence
and the penalty is miss...

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Law 10 - Determining the Outcome of a Match 7/19/2023

Tony of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Hi Panel,

I have been a senior ref for a while and I am interested to hear your views on a goal keeper moving forward off his line, not enough to interfere with the kicker and the kick is not saved ie it goes over the bar or goes wide in t...

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Law 3 - The Players 7/8/2023

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hi,

Let's say a substitute of team A entered the pitch, the referees couldn't realize until team A won a free kick in a promising point. Assume that the extra player didn't involve in the play. At this point, does the referee have the righ...

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Other 6/24/2023

Doug Crawford of Folsom, CA US asks...

Most leagues have an "INCIDENT REPORT" that can be used to report problems that don't involve a sendoff. A true violent attack like this might be worthwhile to report as an incident. Sometimes the players involved have a history, or will do the sam...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/16/2023

Doug Crawford of Folsom, CA US asks...

Hi there - player A (USA) commits a careless pushing foul, pushing by both continues for 2 seconds, then player B (Mexico) commits a reckless tripping foul.
Which team gets the free kick, after player B is cautioned and shown the yellow card? ...

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