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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 7/5/2010

stopgap of sydney, nsw australia asks...

If an attacker receives the ball directly from his keeper when the attacker is in the other half of the pitch and in an offside position I understand that he is not offside. However, if a defender tries to head the ball away from the goal kick but th...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/4/2010

Adam of Tampa, FL U.S. asks...

What's the reasoning behind the offside exception on throw-ins?

I'm sorry if this is addressed elsewhere and I failed to find it....

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Law 11 - Offside 7/4/2010

aw of Ridgefield, ct usa asks...

I was challenged with a situation in a competitive girls U14 tournament and was curious to read your comments. One of the teams had a player who had only one arm. Whenever her team had a throw-in opportunity in their defensive end of the field, thi...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/3/2010

Kent Smith of menlo park, ca usa asks...

In today's WC game between Germany and Argentina, the 2nd goal for Germany should have not counted.... It is pretty clear that the attacker was ahead of the ball and the 2nd to last defender when the ball was played to him. They would have called t...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/3/2010

Dutch of Colorado Springs, Colorado USA asks...

I used to do some part-time officiating for a adult co-ed recreational league (not recommended for those without patience). I have a question regarding passive/active offsides. Does a player become active immediately if he makes a move towards a bs...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/3/2010

Peter of Stockton, CA USA asks...

Hi

I have a World Cup question for you. In the Paraguay vs Spain game, the disallowed goal for Paraguay, why was it off-side? Number 7 was clearly off side but did not touch the ball, number 18 looked very close but from the replay the playe...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/24/2010

Robert Finkelstein of New Rochelle, NY USA asks...

Can a goal be scored when an offensive player (other than the goal scorer) is in the goal? Question in light of Landon Donovan's goal when Clint Dempsey was lying in the goal after tripping over the Algerian keeper....

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Law 11 - Offside 6/23/2010

Ian Denning of Houston, Texas United States asks...

In the U.S.-Algeria World cup game Landon Donovan scored the winning goal off a rebound from the goalkeeper. I saw that Clint Dempsey was past everybody when Donovan shot the ball, having slid past the goalkeeper during the initial shot. Could Demps...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/21/2010

rob of toronto, canada asks...

can you clarify the following whether offside or not:

at the moment attacking player A (APA)kicks ball toward goal attacking player B(APB) is onside. APB continues his run to goal as ball approaches goal area defender A(DA) attempts to clea...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/21/2010

brennan of pleasant hill, CA USA asks...

Is the restart on an offside where the ball was played from, or where the attacker received it?...

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