The law governing its modern application has 45 clauses and runs to more than 1,000 words. A former Premier League referee ...

Offside is one of soccer’s most confusing rules, but the basic idea is simple once you know what referees are looking for.

The beautiful game would be very ugly if offside didn't exist. At the World Cup you'll see it often.

One hundred years ago today, at a meeting at 22 Rue de Londres, Paris, association football — soccer — changed forever. The International Football Association Board voted that Law 11 of the game, the ...

Florian Wirtz’s goal for Liverpool on Sunday highlighted the biggest problem with the Premier League’s implementation of semi-automated offside technology. Florian Wirtz scored his second goal of the ...

World Cup soccer is back again, which means one of the most controversial calls in sports is returning, as well. The offside rule has caused some of the most frustrating moments ever in soccer and is ...

The offside law exists to prevent attackers from standing behind the defense and waiting for a long ball. Without it, football would be a sport of punt-and-chase, with strikers camped on the ...

Soccer, otherwise known as football, is a relatively simple sport. Eleven players play on each team who, aside from the goalkeeper, can't touch the ball with their hands and must put the ball in the ...

Offside is one of soccer’s most debated rules, especially when a goal is called back. A player can be in an offside position without actually committing an offside offense. The call usually depends on ...