U15B match. Score is 2-0 at halftime to “Green". Second half: Red’s halftime talk must have enforced the idea that they needed to break up...
Marta seems to have gotten away with a push to the back of the defender midway through the first half as both chased a long ball toward the Norway...
There is a discussion in our referee group (USSF) about the term “club linesman" (or the plural "club linesmen"). Does anyone know the historic...
...to score a goal? In the MLS Dallas / Colorado match this Friday evening, Dallas # 10 scores a (sublime) goal. He runs along the end line,...
There is a fairly recent USSF presentation on restarts and it states and showed a few times that the accepted practice to notify both teams to...
How much of a judgment is “10 yards”? I suppose this is something of a philosophical question, includes USSF guidance, etc so bear with me....
A defender fouls an attacker. The ball, attacker, and defender are on the ground at the location of the foul. After the whistle, the defender...
Cathcing up on some MLS highlights, I watched LA highlights in the final reg season match against Dallas....
I watched this live but had to run before I could really check any replays, etc. AR flagged for OS. Dean (referee) got an earful from an...
In the first few minutes, a Sunderland restart brings about an interesting result. Referee whistles to stop play. Referee moves away from...
Several threads about the WC matches have centered around the idea that the ARs cannot possibly see whether an attacker may be offside, if ever so...
Every QF match had this common component. One semifinal match will also have this common component but one will not. The semifinal part was...
In Liverpool / Tottenham match. Tottenham with ball. Pass forward. Attacker in offside position but defender gathers ball with attacker...
56:30 of the Aston Villa: Portsmouth mtch. P'mouth defender (Belhagi(sp?) #39) tracking back in own penalty area, gets one touch with his foot,...
Offside in Week in Review #23 Video clip #3 – topic #2 Interesting discussion concerning the play in a match between SJ and KC. KC...
Are there to be future versions of the USSF Advice to Referees...? It seems as though the "interpretation of the laws..." in the LOTG...
I was center for a U19B match this a.m. Two situations, one is described below; the other in another thread. After the match, I discussed this...
one of those "it'll never happen" things. Attacker is racing down touchline and cuts toward the goal a few yards off the goal line Shot...
sorry for the bad pun... As a fan in the stands at a CA HS match last night, the referee (3-man, though they usually run dual) admonishes a...
The following situation occurred in a U14B match today. It dealt with an AR decision. Attacking team plays ball far forward but the attacking...
It's playoff time for our local AYSO teams and tied (drawn) playoff matches are decided with kicks from the penalty mark (KFTPM). I was center...