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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 10/4/2013

Jon of Streamwood, IL US asks...

We just finished a match in which the potential tying goal was disallowed. Our side was awarded a direct free kick from just outside of the penalty box. Players from both teams set up just in front of the goal with the defending team setting a wall. ...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/1/2013

Dennis of Redondo Beach, CA USA asks...

In reference to question 27795, I have a question that nobody would call offsides on but I was wondering for trivia purposes. When a offensive player is waiting mostly on their own half of the field with no part of their body forward of the half lin...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/1/2013

Mark Dixon of dallas, tx usa asks...


Offside question.
Scenario....Attacking player A passes ball to attacking player B, who is in an offside position in the box. The last defender is between A and B. To prevent the ball from getting to player B for an easy goal, defender rea...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/30/2013

Vivek Chand of Roorkee, Uttrakhand India asks...

The forth goal of Macro Reus in UEFA Super Cup Final. Was he off-side?...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/25/2013

mark of merrimack, new hampshire USA asks...

A forward on my daughters team dribbled the ball up to the right corner of the field and got a cross off in to the box. A player (defender) from the opposing team jumped up in the box and headed the ball straight back to the feet of the player who g...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/24/2013

alex of richmond hill, ontario canada asks...

Are there any guidelines as to the differences between deflection and miskick by the defender when the ball was kicked by the other team to an offside attacker? When a defender intercepting the ball poorly (in the opinion of the referee that the defe...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/24/2013

MICHAEL MCMAHON of ANNAPOLIS, MD USA asks...

During a varsity game an opposing midfielder passes the ball in their offensive half of the field to a teammate who is clearly offside by at least 10 yards. The second to last defender has a chance to play a waist high ball by raising his right leg...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/22/2013

Arnold Buehler of Toledo, Ohio USA asks...

If a players feet are in their own half but their torso, head and arms are past the mid field stripe and are past the second to last defender all of this a curing at the time when the ball is played. Is the player on or offside?...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/20/2013

J of San Diego, California United States asks...

Offside question:
Scenario -
The attacking team gains possession of the ball near midfield with opponents cheating way up field. The first attacker with possession of the ball gets by the last defender and is headed toward opponents goal and...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/13/2013

Paul of SMYRNA, GA usa asks...

If you're only addressing the overall view of the question, 'does the same rule apply to a keeper's punt' then of course, the answer is NO, as you all have stated.
BUT, in this instance, I believe players can not be called as committing an of...

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