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Law 5 - The Referee
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Law 5 - The Referee 9/19/2011

Douglas K Jones of MURRIETA, CA United States asks...

We had a player get the wind knocked out during a fight for the ball (knee to stomach) she tried to continue but was unable to breathe and per coaches instructions was told to take a knee. The referee ignored the player down until the other team scor...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/18/2011

Robert White of La Honda, Ca USA asks...

I would like to clarify the concept of advantage and latent awarding of a red/yellow card. Conceptually I'm balancing the benefit of continuing play for the team that's been fouled versus stopping play and awarding a IFK/DFK/PK.

I couldn't ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/18/2011

Cory Elgin of Imperial Beach, CA San Diego asks...

What is the most comfortable referee shoe that you have used? I have been using the Vizari: Arbitro, but they just aren't working for me anymore. I figured the best people to ask about referee shoes would be referees. Thank you for your advice. ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/17/2011

Matthew Maxwell of Danville, Ca United States asks...

My first question was one that I had while I was playing in my game today (U19 competitive).
I was taking a corner kick and I placed the ball so that a fair amount of the edge of the balls plane was crossing the plane of the corner arc. The ball ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/15/2011

chris mcaleer of corby northamptonshire, northants england asks...

Playin advantage.
Forward player running with ball towards opponants goal, gets tackled by defender outside of goal area but keeps control of ball.
Enters goal area with ball still in control, i let play continue &player hasclear shot on goal...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/4/2011

Gareth of Craigavon, Armagh Northern Ireland asks...

Was at a match yesterday and witnessed a refereeing decision that I questioned at the time but I was told it was covered in the rules but I cant find it so would appreciate some help!


Opposing team were on the attack, foul occurred, ref...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/3/2011

Phil of Manchester, Uk asks...

In a game between man city and everton, a cross came over and tim cahill & joe hart went for the ball. The goalie punched the ball out for a corner but there was also a clash of heads and both cahill & hart were out for the count breeding treatment f...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/31/2011

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

If it's AYSO, it's possible that his daughter confused two different changes in the rules, as I just was informed tonight of some changes in the LOTG.

If a team official (i.e. coach or asst. coach) comes on the field without permission & the...

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Law 5 - The Referee 8/29/2011

Wade Shimoda of Honolulu, HI USA asks...

Gary and Joe,
Thank you for your reply. I was hoping that would be the answer.

Interestingly, I found this on the web, which defines 'force' as having 'local authority' escort the player off. Hopefully it's something that they've put i...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/27/2011

T Maerz of Chatham, Ontario Canada asks...

An interesting situation has come up in a league that I mentioned I would try and find the answer to. The situation goes like this.. If during play the AR signals an offside but it is missed by the ref and the offense carries the ball towards the go...

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