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Why a football yellow card can appear after play continued
Playing advantage can allow the non-offending team to continue while a disciplinary sanction is administered later.
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The viewing journal — page 119
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A football bench listing does not establish a playing appearance
A player named among the substitutes may remain unused.
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A goalpost rebound does not reset an attacker’s offside position
If an attacker is in an offside position when a teammate plays the ball, a rebound from the goalpost does not automatically clear that position.
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The whole football must cross the touchline to be out
A football is not out of play merely because its centre appears beyond the touchline.
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An own-goal credit does not add a goal to the defender’s team
An own goal is credited in the match record against a player while benefiting the opposing team’s score.
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A goal-kick receiver can be inside the penalty area
Under the current goal-kick procedure, the ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves.
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