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Welcome to AskTheRef.com, a Soccer Law/Rules Question & Answer site!
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/3/2024RE: Retired Premier Referee Adult Ibrahim Ishiaku of Lokoja, Kogi Nigeria asks...Good day.
A goalkeeper handles the ball out side his penalty area. What should be the decision of the referee?
When can it be a sent-off offence, cautionable offence or no offence?
Thank you....
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/3/2024RE: Retired Premier Referee Adult Ibrahim Ishiaku of Lokoja, Kogi Nigeria asks...Good day Gentlemen in the house.
My question goes like this.
What should be the referee decision if a player deliberately throws a ball to hit an opponent for the ball to return back to him during a throw-in? ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/2/2024RE: Competetive Adult Gabriel Barraza of Nogales, Az USA asks...What happens when a player from another team threathens to shoot and kill you during a game?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/2/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...Hello,
one back-pass question, please.
These are situations that happen a few times a season but are never punished.
S1: The attacker comes from the side of the penalty area and passes towards the goal area. The defender kicks the ball to the goalkeeper and he catches it in his hands.
S2: The attacker is in the penalty area with the ball at his feet. The defender kicks the ball towards the goalkeeper. He takes it in his hands.
In my opinion, these are intentional passes. Why don't the referees whistle it? Considering the spirit of the game, I might as well let it continue. (they did not waste time, but prevented danger). In addition, opponents usually get angry.
I don't know ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/31/2024RE: Grassroots League Under 15 Stuart of Stirling, Scotland United Kingdom asks...Is a goalkeeper allowed to shout at his defenders in order to organise the defence. My son has started picking up bookings in games for this whereas at start of the season he was able to alert his defence to threat without a booking. He is not using offensive language in any of his instructions, but as his team are not great at retaining control of the game he can be shouting instructions alot....
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 5/30/2024RE: Competitive Under 11 Ryan of Hazlet, NJ United States asks...Can a player be called offsides when one of their own teammates scores from a free kick? The “offside” player did not touch the ball, but did impede vision and movement of the defenders.....
Read The Full Q & A Law 6 - The Other Match Oficials 5/28/2024RE: Rec Under 18 Mike Hanson of Picton, Ontario Canada asks...As an assistant referee, I know that I will be running on only one half of the touchline during the game. My question is am I still responsible for indicating ball out of bounds and whose throw in it is for the touchline that I am actually running on? Or is this part of the touchline the responsibility of the referee....
Read The Full Q & A Law 15 - The Throw In 5/27/2024RE: Under 15 Tyler of Vancouver, BC Canada asks...Hello, I have a question regarding throw ins.
The other day I was reffing a u15 match on a rainy day. For a couple throw ins, the ball kind of slipped out of the players' hands causing it to spin. All the players always stopped and wanted a foul throw, however should this be a foul throw? Both feet are on the ground, 2 hands are on the ball, and the ball was behind his head. And I seem to see this a lot, where the ball leaves the players hands awkwardly and the ball does something weird, but is still thrown into the field and those 3 rules aren't broken. I can tell what this foul looks like, but I can't explain it so it's inconsistent and some players also aren't aware of this law so I can't explain it to them. I also can't find ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/27/2024RE: Amateur Adult Mühenned Elseyho of Onikisubat, Kahramanmaras Turkey asks...Hi , how are you?
About this video ..
https://youtu.be/beykMKtcmOA?si=-i3H5OTsTxKHOtcD
Situation:
During a football match, there is often physical contact between the defender and the attacker inside the penalty area.
Scenario:
Before the ball arrives, the defender may push the attacker or vice versa, prompting the referee to intervene and separate the players.
In this case, there was contact between the defender and the attacker before the ball arrived, and the contact was mutual.
The crucial point in this situation is the moment of the joint challenge for the ball between the attacker and the goalkeeper.
Is it a penalty kick or a foul to the defender?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 5/24/2024Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...Thanks!
I found one video that perfectly illustrates exactly what I mean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QMZ-i9le8
Endo in an offside position blocks a defender who is close to a player who later scores.
And now let's imagine that another red player touches the ball in the air. Endo is already onside at that moment.
Will the goal count? If not, we don't assess the last touch, but the previous one. It's the same as my dribble example.
Thank you very much!
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