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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 8/2/2011

Todd of Fort Wayne, IN USA asks...

Off sides:
What defines your half of the field in reference to the center line?
To be on side; do you have to be completely in the defensive side, can a portion of your body be in the middle of the line or can a portion touch the line and ext...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/30/2011

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

Just a comment. I believe that Referee Joe McHugh, who usually is right on with his answers, mispoke.

He said 'A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he IS, in t...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/30/2011

Mike of Boston, MA USA asks...

During a scramble in front of the goal, an attacking player receives the ball in an offside position and 'scores'.

The AR could see the player in the offside position but could NOT see who played the ball (it could have been a defender tryin...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/27/2011

Bruce of Chino, Ca USA asks...

If a player is in the offside position and receives the ball from the opposing team via pass or turnover, not deflection from a teammate, should the play be called offside?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/25/2011

Fred Valdez of Wingham, Ontario Canada asks...

A player in the offside position (past the second last defender) receives the ball from the other team from a misdirected kick in the midfield. Is that player offside?
Thanks,...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/15/2011

alex of richmond hill, ontario canada asks...

I have a discussion with some fellow referees on what constitute the defender having control and possession of the ball. The grey area is passive possession which we cannot came to an agreement.

Let say the offside attacker stand around and ...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/11/2011

Josef Lindl of Mission, BC Canada asks...

Concerning Offside:
Having read, among other things, Fifa, and Mr. Chuck Fleischer's 'Offside Explained', I still find a vagueness concerning one particular aspect to the infamous Law 11.

When a defender, in full control of the ball, pl...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/8/2011

Kelly Frey of Cincinnati, Oh USA asks...

Situation: On a dfk on the 35 yardline of the attacking half, the defense is holding their line on the eighteen. An attacking player is standing in front of the keeper, prior to the approach of his teammate who is taking the free kick. As his team...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/8/2011

Yared of Addis ababa, Shoa Ethiopia asks...

A player scores a goal while his teammate was in an offside position for which the assistant referee puts up his flag.Can the referee wave down the AR's offside flag and allow the goal if he believes the player in an offside position didn't interfer ...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/7/2011

Dave of Brampton, Ontario Canada asks...

It's about passive offside. These number are close to accurate.

Players A,B and C are forward strikers. Player C is offside by about 5 yards, in the middle of the field. Player B is onside, about 25 feet away. Player A is back about 30 feet,...

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