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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 10/31/2011

pascal of medford, ma usa asks...

Can the opposing defense establish a defensive line in the opponents half of the field, and a striker standing past the half line be in an offside position?

Follow up question: Attacking striker in past the half line, the defensive line has ...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/29/2011

Andy of Martinez, CA usa asks...

The scenario is: player #1 is past mid-field... he passes the ball to himself just past the 2nd to last defender (their goalie was still back in the goal.... Player #1, clearly onside at the outset of this advance is dribbling toward the goal with n...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/29/2011

alex arko of los angeles, ca usa asks...

Team 'A' has a throw-in in their attacking half. The player throws the ball towards the goal and it glances off a defensive player before finally arriving at the foot of an offensive player, who was in an offside position since the throw-in occurred....

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Law 11 - Offside 10/28/2011

charles of garden grove, calif usa asks...

When a goalie or defender intercepts the ball but attacker, immediatly, who was offside position comes from behind and he was not not interfering anyway, steals the ball and scores.
Is this offside or not?...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/19/2011

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

I'd like to change the facts slightly to see if I understand what would be called.

Suppose Defender didn't handle the ball, but ran after the ball, while the PIOP stands there. Suppose further that by standing there, PIOP prevents the Defen...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/18/2011

Jackie of Glendale, Ca USA asks...

If an offensive player kicks the ball directly at the goal while one of her teammates is lined up off sides (bit she is not part of the play). Then the ball bounces off the goalie to the player who was originally offsides can she now kick the ball i...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/17/2011

Matt Antisdel of Fishers, IN USA asks...

I have a goody...This is a Men's High School Soccer game IHSAA, I am AR2. Here is the play in question...Offensive team is attacking far post from my position, offensive player is taking the ball into the 6 yard box(far post from my position) and ta...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/15/2011

Joe Hoeflinger of Chelsea, MI USA asks...

Player A is in offside position. Player B makes pass, but between them is defensive player (1), who attempts to stop ball and handles the ball. I called hand ball. Argument is made that player A should have been called for offside because defensiv...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/15/2011

markus wijnands of mount sterling, ohio United States asks...

A week ago I was watching my son's soccer game and I notice that the referee called in 2 situations offsite on the opponent team.

1. offsite during a corner kick, when the opponent team player was past the last defender, but did not get the ...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/13/2011

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Thank you all for your answers. I have to say that I'm still somewhat confused. I compared your answers to those in question 22960 & can't see why there would be a different result.

In that question, you said that when the defender was imm...

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