Question Number: 23870

Law 11 - Offside 9/2/2010

RE: ayso Under 19

Ken of santa barbara, ca usa asks...

corner kick is played, deflects of a defender to an attacker in the offside position. Should he be called for the offside infraction. Does the Corner Kick exception to the Offside rule apply in this case?

Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

The corner kick exception applies. The exception for receiving the ball from a corner kick 'directly' means that the ball has not touched another player on the kicking team.

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Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

A deflection off a defender does not change any offside considerations. This applies whether at a restart such as a corner kick or during dynamic play. Since the first attacker to receive the ball after the corner kick is exempt from offside, that exemption still applies after the deflection - nothing is changed.

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Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi ken
A player cannot be offside from a corner kick. In addition a deflection off a defender does not change that. If the deflection was off an attacker it would be offside.

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