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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 8/14/2010

Angela Degenhardt of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA USA asks...

What constitutes an offside. I have had two people explain it to me and I still don't get it....

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Law 11 - Offside 8/14/2010

john baltutis of Belleville, ontario canada asks...

attacker A, is in a off side position,
the ball is kicked from his own team, and is deflected from the defending team to attacker A, who is still in a off side position,
Is he called off side??...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/6/2010

Steven of Sydney, Nsw Australia asks...

When offside restarted after
a controled pass ??? ...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/26/2010

Kerry Straub of Madison, Alabama US asks...

Dear Ref,
I have been a ref and coach for a decade or so. However, I was asked the other day about offsides. The scenario is the following: An offending player has the ball and passes the last defender. He/she shoots the ball and it is deflec...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/17/2010

Bryan Avenetti of Upland, California USA asks...

Is it possible to be offside on a 'drop ball' restart?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/12/2010

Bob of St. Louis, MO USA asks...

I think I have this right, but would like to get confirmation. Would it be true to say that any touch by the offense, even a deflection, resets determination of offside? Two cases specifically:

1. Attacker A shoots with Attacker B in an of...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/8/2010

Kent Smith of Menlo Park, CA United States asks...

So if I understand correctly...

If Klose was even with or behind the ball and his teammate when the ball was played, Klose is not offside? Even though Klose was ahead of the 2nd to last defender when the ball was played?

Incident...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/8/2010

stopgap of sydney, nsw australia asks...

I received conflicting answers from the referees re this question. From a goal kick the goalie's team mate receives the ball in the attacking half whilst he is in an offside position. He would not be offside. However in this case,the ball hits a defe...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/7/2010

EugeneOubre of Texarkana, Texas USA asks...

Offside question:

Situation: Player is in an offside position when the ball is played. The ball is passed forward, deflects off the leg of a defender, and goes to the player in the offside position, who plays the ball.
Is the ball previo...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/6/2010

Mike of Chino Hills, CA USA asks...

I wish the pundits would reflect on the spirit of the offside law, which is to keep players from camping out by the opposing goal. They now measure offside to the precise half-inch. Even worse, the freeze frame appears to be off a step. In the Uru...

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