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Law 5 - The Referee
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Law 5 - The Referee 4/17/2012

Laurence salmon of Cambridge, Herts Uk asks...

Your referee Jason Wright is exactly why referees get a bad name. If a player is receiving a leg stretch by his team mate while we are waiting to take a throw in, why should the referee allow him and his team mates the time to rest? This takes away t...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/3/2012

alex of richmond hill, ontario canada asks...

An injured player is being treated by team official on the field. Afterward the player refused to leave the field. The law states yellow card caution. Is that all that needs to be done and let the player play after the caution? or insist the player g...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/2/2012

Brian Miller of Littleton, MA USA asks...

In a game, a player shoots the ball on goal, over the keepers reach. A defending team player jumps up and successfully deflects the ball with his hand, but the ball falls to the ground and rolls into the net. The referee calls the play dead and awa...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/1/2012

Referee of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

I find it frustrating to referee girls from 12 and up when they don't want to just play football (even when its a high level) , they complain about little trifling fouls and things you wouldn't see if your not the players involved or men etc ( the te...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/29/2012

Kevin Freeman of Groves, TX USA asks...

I was wondering if you could tell me what brand of jersey do the referees wear buring the Concacaf Champions League? ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/23/2012

Carl Neighbors of APO, AP Japan asks...

Joe and Keith, thanks for your responses. Do you know if there are any written, USSF policy/instructions regarding not wearing the USSF referee badge at non-USSF sanctioned games? We are having a high school tournament here, and last night at the fir...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/22/2012

Scott Bilow of Kennebunk, ME USA asks...

Wouldn't this depend on whether there was an attacker nearby who might be able to play the ball? Even if it's a matter of only centimeters it could be the difference between a shot on goal with the GK out of position and a GK punt. I think it's impor...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/5/2012

kevin of sligo, eire asks...

Hi, i was just wondering if a referee from a city can take charge of a match with a team from that city. is there a law in the game wich states how far the ref must live from a team?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/3/2012

anh of San Jose, CA. 95111, ca santa clara asks...

I received my ref licensa a few years back and did not realize we have to renew evry year. Can I still renew this year?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/24/2012

Francis Chen of Palmdale, California USA asks...

Following up on the IDFK from an intentional pass to the keeper.

If player A, during an IDFK restart, played the ball with his feet back to the keeper and the ball took a bad bounce and was going towards the goal. The keeper realized the b...

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