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Alyssa
Alyssa
Soccer / Cape Coral, FL

Should a goalkeeper be given a red or yellow card if they go for a ball and they knock over people?

The goalkeeper runs in to a person.

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  • Brandi
    Brandi
    Answered August 28, 2011
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    yellow

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  • Eli M
    Eli M
    Answered August 28, 2011
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    yellow of course

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  • Ken Bergren
    Ken Bergren
    Answered August 28, 2011
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    The GK (for the most part) is subject to the same rules as a field player, however, a GK, unless intent is show to hurt, will get some slack if going for a 50/50 ball. If a GK interferes with an attacker, disrupts an attempt to score with player contact and no ball, they will likely get a card.

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  • Ron Myers
    Ron Myers
    Answered September 02, 2011
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    I have only seen a GK get a yellow card in my children's time on soccer teams (10 years) and he should have gotten a Red as he went after an attacker and intentionally took him out without the ball being around him, had already been kicked to the goal.

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    1. I'm talking about if they are going for the ball and if the knock a person over.
      Alyssa · September 02, 2011
    2. That really depends on the situation and it would be a judgement call by the ref. If it is intentional then they would probably get one but the benefit of the doubt would probably go to the keeper.
      Ron Myers · September 11, 2011
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  • Starlynn
    Starlynn
    Answered September 05, 2011
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    yellow

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  • Lisa Fabila
    Lisa Fabila
    Answered September 12, 2011
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    If it is in the PK area, absolutlely not. That is the keepers area and they have the right to go after the ball just as much as a striker does. In MLS you see keepers going after the ball (while in their own box) and some people getting ran into or knocked over as a result and you rarely see a keeper get a yellow or red card.

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  • Lina Wang
    Lina Wang
    Answered September 16, 2011
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    You can buy soccer cleats and soccer jerseys in www.socceruefa.com

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  • Nicholas
    Nicholas
    Answered February 15, 2012
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    you know I myself play in goal and I'm pretty agressive with attackers but i've never been penalized for that yet.One ref told me "the goalie is my best friend when the whistle blows".of coarse there are exceptions but if the ref has to its normally yellow.

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Asked August 27, 2011.
Edited August 28, 2011.
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