The referee is considered part of the field. Play would continue.
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Since the referee is considered an extension of the field, if a forward pass hits him, the play is over, since that would be the same thing as a forward pass hitting the ground.
Under pretty much all other circumstances, play would continue.
If the ball accidentally hits the referee during a direct free kick, the referee will stop play and restart the game with a dropped ball at the spot where the referee was hit.
A Team of 11 on each side A Referee 2 goals A Ball Shinpads
Where ever the football is when the knee goes down or where ever the ball is when forward progress is stopped.
No foreign substance is allowed on the ball. The referee certifies the ball for game play. As a referee I would require the ball to be cleaned of mold or I would not allow it for game play.
Yes, because the referee is part of the game and if the ball hits off the ref the ball is still in play.
It is technically still allowed, but it is rarely phrased like that. The key is, does the referee feel there was the intention to move towards the ball, or was there an attempt to move the hand/ arm out of the way of the ball. If the referee thinks the the player unintentionally hit the ball, then it is ball to hand, and play continues.
In soccer, if a corner kick hits the referee and goes into the goal, the goal is not counted and the game is restarted with a dropped ball.
The referee won't have to give anything as the ball is in play once the free kick is taken. If the ball hit an opposing player and he was not ten yards away then the referee can order a retake.
A referee usually controls a football match
This call is used when the ball hits the floor on one side of the court, so the referee points it at the floor, signifying the ball landed on that side and was in bounds.
Philip Sharp - football referee - was born in 1964.
Jesús Díaz - football referee - was born in 1954.