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League Specific 10/15/2024

Doug Crawford of Folsom, CA United States asks...

At the end of a tournament final game I had a crazy situation. Rules said time is only added in "extraordinary" situations which of course if vague.
90 seconds before the end of the game white commits a foul and I award blue team a direct fre...

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League Specific 9/21/2024

DH of Sunderland, United Kingdom asks...

U12s match. 2 players tussling for the ball.

Player A kicks out.
Player B grabs shirt and pushes Player A.

Player A strike Player B in the face.

Player B strikes player A in the face.

Both players ...

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League Specific 8/27/2024

Neil Bryant of Irvine , Ayrshire Scotland asks...

Second attempt…..hi, a game is abandoned due to weather conditions with 20 minutes to go. What happens after that?
Replay/result stands?...

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League Specific 8/27/2024

Neil Bryant of Irvine , Ayrshire Scotland asks...

Hi…Team A are at Home v Team B. There is 18 mins to go plus 3 mins added on time. It’s 1-1 and the opening day of the League for the 2007 age group. A storm floods the pitch instantaneously. The ref abandons the game. A few days later, Team A are tex...

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League Specific 7/16/2024

Hussain Jan Gramkani of Muscat, Oman asks...

A player #9 was cautioned in a match and the team won. In second match same player #9 was cautioned, match ended resulting 1-1. In penalty shootout (after taking 6 penalty kicks each team) crowd entered in field. Match was replayed in full the next d...

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League Specific 7/9/2024

Adam Bragg of Middlesbrough, United Kingdom United Kingdom asks...

The new 'dribble-in' rule for 2024/25 to replace throw-ins.

Can a player 'dribble-in' and score directly from the 'dribble-in', IE, if no one else touches the ball?

In recent friendlies, Refs and coaches all seem confused.
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League Specific 10/23/2023

John Schruefer of Baltimore, MD USS asks...

In an U11 game, no headballs allowed. A ball incidentally hits a player’s. You have to drop the ball. Which team gets the drop? ...

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League Specific 3/4/2023

Peter Weightman of Liverpool, Merseyside England asks...

In English Premier League, if a player gets 10 yellow cards it’s a 2 match ban. If in the same game as he gets his 10th card he gets a second yellow (leading to a red card), how many games is he banned for?...

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League Specific 2/25/2023

Andrew McAllister of North Bend, Washington United States asks...

In the first half of a U10 game, 2 girls from each team were going shoulder-to-shoulder for the ball. After the girl from the attacking team gets the ball, she taps the ball away, turns, and pushes the defending girl to the ground with both hands. Th...

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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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