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** I've just discovered that the Guardian switches from football to cricket ('You are the Umpire') over the summer months so this will be the last 'You Are The Ref' post until it restarts - presumably in August. *** BTW I'm not a referee and my knowledge of the current Laws of the Game is probably that of the average punter - in other words seriously flawed! Dan My views:- 1. If the match officials can’t determine who caused the offence the only option is to award the goal. 2. No goal – caution the attacker for deliberately leaving the pitch. Goal kick to the defending team? 3. Can’t imagine all 3 players would be sent off – but I’ve no idea what should actually happen (apart from awarding a penalty). If you are experiencing problems viewing all 3 images on your smartphone/tablet please visit the website version of the app at https://southeastregionyfa.teamapp.com/ Team App will be releasing a bug fix asap. Keith Hackett's answers 1) You can only take action on what you see. To punish a handball offence you have to be sure it was deliberate, and you have to be able to identify the offender. Given that you were partly unsighted here, you can't make a sound judgment on either point. So, award the goal. Never guess. 2) Goal. The Law says: "It is not an offence in itself for a player who is in an offside position to step off the field of play to show the referee that he/she is not involved in active play. So it is fine for her to step off the field without the referee's permission. A clever tactic. 3) It's a clear case of DOGSO – the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. But who to punish is less clear. Whenever offences are simultaneous, the advice to referees is to choose one of the offenders and show that individual a red card. So make your choice – ideally based on the severity of the challenges rather than who you like least – then award a penalty. The full article and readers' comments can be found at http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/05/you-are-the-ref-paul-trevillion

5 Jun 2015 | BY UNKNOWN

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