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Question Number: 25705Law 11 - Offside 11/5/2011RE: Adult elliot gaunt of peterborough, bourne lincs asks...is a player offside if he is through on goal with just the keeper to beat and he chips the keeper but the ball comes back off the cross bar back to him and he heads it in? is he offside? Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh Hi Elliot
This is not offside. Offside only applies when the ball is touched or played by a team mate. In this case the player has in effect played it to himself via the frame of the goal. The same would apply if it came back off the goalkeeper.
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View Referee Joe McHugh profileAnswer provided by Referee Keith Contarino A player can never be offside when he is the last person to play the ball. Offside is only judged when the ball is touched or played by a teammate.
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View Referee Keith Contarino profileAnswer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney Assuming the player was not already offside when he came through on goal, then nothing can make him offside again unless a teammate touches the ball. It is a good goal.
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