Offside is one of soccer’s most confusing rules, but the basic idea is simple once you know what referees are looking for.

One hundred years ago today, at a meeting at 22 Rue de Londres, Paris, association football — soccer — changed forever. The International Football Association Board voted that Law 11 of the game, the ...

The flag is up! We explain what that means and why one of soccer's most important rules is also one of the toughest to see ...

Referee Gilbert Cheruiyot indicates an offside during their FKF Premier League match on February 18, 2023 at the Nyayo National Stadium. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard] The offside rule is one of the most ...

Understanding soccer's offside rule hinges on timing — it's about a player's position when the ball is passed, not received.

Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, is championing a major change to football’s offside law. The former Arsenal manager first proposed his “daylight” rule in 2020, aiming to ...

Arsène Wenger's controversial plan to radically change the offside rule has taken a major step forward. The former Arsenal manager has been pushing for a system that benefits attackers, and his ...

Fifa have blamed a technical fault for the delay in releasing the VAR images after a potential - and controversial - offside ...

World Cup soccer is back again, which means one of the most controversial calls in sports has also returned. The offside rule has caused some of the most frustrating moments ever in football and is ...

The return of the Champions League this week — the glitz, the music and the semi-automated offside calls — acts as a timely reminder to the people in charge of the Premier League. The “significant” ...

International Football Association Board (IFAB), the independent law-making authority for world soccer, is reportedly debating whether to significantly alter the offside rule. The newly proposed rule ...

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