A spectator blows a whistle and a defender inside his own penalty area picks up the ball with his hands, assuming that play has been stopped. What action does the referee take?
The referee should consider the whistle to be outside interference, stop the match and restart it with a dropped ball *. 4. The referee fails to see an assistant referee signal an offside offence and the ball enters the goal. Play is restarted with a kick-off and only then does the referee see the assistant referees signal. What action does the referee take? He allows play to continue since he cannot change the decision to award a goal after play has restarted. 5.
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