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where * is defined by But in slipping, the goalkeeper makes contact with the ball using the knee first, so that their first kick takes place on a moving ball outside the goal area, and for this, Law 16.2 is clear: which, I expect, is exactly what is intended to cover this situation. The...

The demarcation between the good and the great is how well they understand play - it means they anticipate the next phase better, so they're in position faster more often, so they see the play and make more accurate decisions. If you know what's going to happen in five seconds' time, you can...

If play hasn't restarted, they're delaying it by acting in a way that prevents the opponent from taking the kick, C4. If play has restarted and they have deliberately moved closer or into the path of the ball when already standing within distance, they're failing to respect the distance, C5.

It means, if the goalkeeper kicked the ball twice before any other player, you would play advantage if the attacker still gained possession and had a decent goalscoring opportunity, because the IFK is worse than a free shot against an unset goalkeeper.

It is specifically stated in law - that's what those screenshots by afronaut81 and RustyRef are. Goalkeeper handling offences inside the penalty area are penalised by an IFK, and nothing more.

Law 3, Part 3. "If the player who is to be substituted refuses to leave, play continues." That's it. They refuse to be subbed, so they're not subbed, and everybody carries on. Team tactical decisions and players ignoring instructions from their team are not yours to make or enforce or resolve...

Law 10 is clear that at any time the teams have different numbers, including before and during each round of kicks, the team with more players is reduced. "If at the end of the match and before or during the kicks one team has a greater number of players than its opponents, it must reduce its...

The laws all have statements with a distance in metres, with the yards equivalent in brackets. I'd call that "written in metres with a traditional conversion for convenience", not "written in yards ...".

The laws are written using metres, so you don't need to convert anything to answer the question, and the UK is certainly not unanimous in using traditional units, so this is not an issue with the question. The intent of the description was clear enough. Somebody makes the ball move, someone...

Don't see what the fuss is, really. If you get a deal for decent quality from the same supplier, great, if you don't, it doesn't make a difference - black shorts is black, innit?

79th. Two each way for a scuffle in the box before a corner.

Nope. Don't play advantage on a red card unless the opponent is putting the ball in the goal before you can blow the whistle.

Player 1 is playing in a dangerous manner. The sanction is an IFK.

DFK is correct, awarded if a player "... holds an opponent; impedes an opponent with contact; ...". Given the nature of the offence, no way of playing the ball and then keeping down a player who's trying to get on with the game, I'd warn the yellow player about playing the game sensibly and not...

Nope. Three years of actual usage at international and top-flight level. Unless you want to include the multiple years for rugby and hockey to get to the stage where they could start to use the system for their international matches as well, which would turn their respective development...

First use of VAR at international was 2016. Three years is nothing in terms of developing these systems. Rugby union has had the TMO for 18 years, and still encounters problems. Field hockey has fewer decision points than football, has had VU for twelve years and has only just settled the last...

Weren't you just saying in another thread that somebody shouldn't question these referees' decisions because they are so much better than any of us? Or does that only apply when you agree with the decision?

UEF all the way through him. Dismissed.

On the basis of what law? Because the only one that might come close is the rule against the goalkeeper handling the ball when it has been deliberately kicked to them by a team-mate. But since that didn't actually happen, the closest you could then get is circumventing the law using a trick, in...

If you think it's worth a yellow, you should give the yellow. At grades where the skill level is not as high as the individual player might wish, you can use whistle tone and length to distinguish the severity for such fouls, body language to indicate the displeasure with the actions a player...