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Had a team today who asked me how long is left? I said 30 seconds. So they sent all their team up for the corner including keeper and scored. Left me wondering, had I given them a ‘free hit’ to get the winning goal? Felt a bit unfair they could put all players in the oppo box in the knowledge...

Hi, occurred to me today that I wasn’t aware of what to do if had to send off a manager / coach / assistant coach etc. would they be required to leave the pitch, and what could I do if they refused to budge, or, if they received a red can they stay put?

Does anyone have any links to explain difference between a legal and illegal throw-in technique? Need to help explain to kids that ref.

Hello, would telling a ref to F*** Off twice be considered a sin bin offence or a straight red for "Use of offensive, insulting or abusive language" ?

Hi, would you stop play for a player to do his laces up? I’m assuming not stopping play unless head injury but be helpful to check.

Is a deliberate pass back that slightly deflects off an opponent permitted to be picked up by the goalkeeper? And can you tell a goalkeeper (if they ask) if they can pick up a ball (or not) from a pass back that is not obviously deliberate?

Can you be offside from an indirect free kick i.e. if you receive the ball direct from the indirect free kick?

Re the below from FA website, what does it mean by “second time” and what are the examples of sanctions? The goalkeeper has the same restrictions on handling the ball as any other player outside the penalty area. If the goalkeeper handles the ball inside their penalty area when not permitted to...