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Say a player suffers from cramping, ref stops the play, one of the teammates comes and stretches his/her leg to help with the recovery, do you consider it a kind of treatment and asks the player to leave and re-enter? The typical case would be that a physio comes in to asses and/or treat the...

There was this match when a striker was fouled in the box and he was falling to the ground. I was going to give the penalty. I've already put my whistle in my mouth. However, the striker hold up in the last minute, rose from a near crouching position, dribbled several step, made a shot and the...

Arsenal vs Man united 31:48, referee gave a foul. I don't understand, Jesus was competing with Maguire for an Aerial ball. I can't find what's wrong with Jesus's action. Any hints? Thanks!

The laws says: It is an offence if a player ... scores in the opponents’ goal .... immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental. Suppose after the ball has touched the attacking player's arm accidentally (in natural position), then it is immediate open goal (leaving...

I've had this match during the weekend. One team was having the lower hand. Each time when it was their throw in, they always walked to collect the ball. They were not doing it extremely slowly to trigger a card, but the intention to control the pace was also obvious. I would assume, like what...

Suppose there is no obvious illegal acts witnessed, just this step on the feet when landing on the ground, then do you consider it as an careless foul? I've just seen one over the weekend, and I considered it as accidental and let it go. The team got stepped upon seemed unhappy, but it still...

I had a match on going while I observed a player with earrings. I stopped the game and asked her to take it out, she responded with 'everyone is wearing it'... Eventually she took it out and I didn't have to use my cards. I know that if she refuse to take it out and refuse to leave, then I have...

I am writing this because of the recent match between Ipswich vs Wolves, the Ipswich keeper handled the ball passed by his teammate to avoid an own goal. That should be a obvious goal scoring opportunity, but there is no sanction for the keeper, only an indirect free kick was given. This is in...

hi there, I faced an situation described in the title: 1. Attacking team tried to put the ball in the box, hit a defender's face hard in the face. 2. The defender was down, but I don't know how bad it was and the attacking team was still in possession of the ball, so I allowed the game to...

Hi there, attached is a clip from the UEFA RAP 2024-1 E1 sample. Blue and while are contending for a ball in the air. The recommended decision is a yellow card for being reckless. However, I am confused which side it is awarded. It looks to me there could be 2 interperations, both leading to a...

White 47 initially fouled outside, and kept committing fouls inside the penalty area. Red card is without any doubt for DOGSO, but why only a free kick is awarded? Can we consider that advantage is played and then award a penalty for the last foul in the penalty area? Thanks for any comments...

hi there, suppose this tackle: - strong/harsh - on the ground - strait leg - studs up towards the ball also towards the opponent but - catch the ball spot on - does not touch the opponent Is it still a foul because there is a strong likelihood that it will hit the other opponent? Thanks!

hi there, I am a pretty new referee. I've been AR for several matches. However, I find it quite difficult to focus both on the offside line and the ball in play. Sometimes the strikers and defenders are basically on the same line so I have to keep focused, but then I can't focus on the ball and...