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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 6/19/2014

Adam Grimmer of Fredericton, NB Canada asks...

So far the vote is split 3v3, with solid reasoning for both, so I thought I'd come here for the tiebreaker.

It's the first time I've seen this happen in 10 years of refereeing.

The second last defender for team 1 has possession of t...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/19/2014

pete of floral park, ny usa asks...

hi guys,

In the England v Uruguay world cup game. On the second goal for Uruguay was Suarez in an offside position when he received the ball? I know the ball flicked off Gerrard's head but i thought that you couldn't gain by being in an offs...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/18/2014

Richard Duncan of Frostburg, Maryland USA asks...

I'll set the scenerio. A player is in an offside position standing to the left of the goal. Her teammate takes a shot on goal from the right of the goal and the goalie deflects the shot which goes to the girl on the left. She kicks the ball in. Was...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/17/2014

daniel of vienna, va usa asks...

When a defending player or say goalie tries to clear the ball, it is deflected off an attacker redirected to an offsides attacker who scores, is this not offsides?

A senior referee that I worked with informed me that this was not offsides as...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/17/2014

daniel of vienna, va usa asks...

Why do referees not apply advantage on offside calls? I never see it professionally, except to give goal kicks.
But if the defending team recovers the ball and can counter quickly, why wouldn't you apply an advantage? Thank you....

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Law 11 - Offside 6/16/2014

Me of Vancouver, WASHINGTON United States asks...

Greetings:

We are debating a particular aspect of the offside law which comes up occasionally during play.

We all agree that an offside player who runs back on to receive a pass from her teammate is still offside because that's wher...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/16/2014

Richard Dawson of Edmonton, Alberta Canada asks...

First off a warm hello salutations to the gang at ASKTHEREF. I see your efforts continue and thank you for your hard work , time and dedication.
I remain as interested in football as ever and miss the days when Chuck, Keith and I were enmeshed in...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/15/2014

Andy Cass of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

I have a question regarding the offside rule.

Can you be offside if:

You are standing between the goalkeeper and the last defender and the opposition defender accidentally headers or passes the ball to you. (e.g. you are theoretical...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/13/2014

Bean of Mcminnville, Oregon United States asks...

Greetings!

Please explain / analyze the offside call on the corner kick today that disallowed Mexico's goal against Cameroon. We all know that according to Law 11,

'There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/13/2014

Zluva of C.Budejovice, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hello, my question is about a player who passes ball and this pass goes toward a player in an offside position. What is a decisive moment for the assessment? It is a touch with a ball when this player kicks? Because it must be very difficult recogniz...

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