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League Specific 2/10/2023

DAVID LOVETT of ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL United States asks...

Hello,
I have tried to find an answer to this but to no avail so I am coming to the experts. Here it is. In a 9U game where "deliberate" heading is not allowed, can a goal be scored by an non-deliberate header. Here is the situation. Attacking p...

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High School 2/8/2023

Jeff of Portland, OR USA asks...

Had a situation in a game where an attacker lost a fair shoulder challenge vs. opponent and opponent got possession while the attacker fell down. Attacker got up gunning for the player and did what I call a "payback" tackle sliding from behind at him...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 2/8/2023

Luke of bala cynwyd, PA USA asks...

If they stand on the line does it count?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 2/7/2023

James Ross of Jakarta, Indonesia asks...

If a player calls a referee corrupt during a match is it a straight red card? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/5/2023

Crebs Crem of Zagreb, Croatia asks...

Hi,

I have a question regarding VAR review for a potential red card.

Assume that player A5 fouls on player B10. In the opinion of VAR, it is a red card but the referee misses the foul and keeps the game going. Then, team B retai...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/4/2023

Tyler of _, British Columbia Canada asks...

Is there a rule against an attacker following the goalie when they have possession of the ball making it hard for them to pass to a team mate? Thanks. ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 2/4/2023

Sal of Chicago, il usa asks...

Ona ceremonial free kick and after the referee has clearly indicated a whistle restart, the kicker kicks the ball wide while the referee was still setting up the wall distance. two questions:
1) Restart with the original free kick or goal kick
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Other 1/28/2023

Brett R Poirier of Long Beach, CA USA asks...

Thank you for answering my question, however there seems to have been an issue with posting my question as large sections of text are missing from both questions. Included below is the original question that perhaps you could fix so it makes more se...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/27/2023

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

Thank you gentlemen. I will allow myself to conclude. This topic came to my mind when I watched Mbappe on the counter attack. Let's say the player runs at a speed of 30 km/h.

And now a bit of physics, which is taught here in elementary sch...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/25/2023

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

I understand you gentlemen. Neverthless, I specified the time of those situations.

1) The goalkeeper starts the throw movement in time 35:42. The ball leaves hand in time 35:43. Is the crucial point at 35:42 or 35:43?

2) The att...

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