May a referee ask an assistant referee to give an opinion as to whether or not the ball crossed the goal line between the posts?
Yes. 2. A player is in an offside position and an assistant referee raises his flag. The referee does not see the signal and a defending player denies an opponent an obvious goal scoring opportunity. The referee stops play and only then sees the signal of the assistant referee. What action does the referee take? a) If he accepts the signal for offside from the assistant referee, he does not send off the defender, since no obvious goal scoring opportunity has occurred. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick to the defending team. The player may be sanctioned however if, in the opinion of the referee, his action on its own was a cautionable or sending-off offence. b. If he does not accept that an offside offence has occurred, the defending player is sent off for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity and play is restarted with a direct free kick to the attacking team. 3. A player is in an offside position and an assistant referee raises his flag. The referee does not see the s
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