Rules and Officiating

Here is some priceless advice for referees. However, even if you will never referee a game in your life, it can be very useful – whether as a player, coach, or even a soccer parent – to understand how referees officiate.

How Referees Apply The Advantage Clause Advantage is a wonderful clause in the rules in which whistling the foul would actually be hurting the team being fouled by not letting play continue.

Can I play on any national soccer team I want to? I was born in Bosnia and raised in the U.S. Can I play for either country?

I keep getting called “offside” in my games, but I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Please help!

FIFA’s Law 12 states simply: The act of charging is a challenge for space using physical contact within playing distance of the ball without using arms or elbows.