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

The flag is up! We explain what that means and why one of soccer's most important rules is also one of the toughest to see ...

The offside call is often as consequential a call as a foul inside the penalty box in a soccer match. It’s often the reason a goal gets overturned. Or two goals. Video replay showed dos Santos onside ...

Novice fans don’t understand it. Longtime fans claim to understand it, but then openly disagree about it. Referees and their assistants are trained to spot it, but often have to turn to replays to ...

As Ted Lasso said to Trent Crimm when the British journalist asked the American coach if he could explain the offside rule in the second episode of the Apple TV show: “It ain’t easy to explain, but ...

It might be the most intimidating rule to learn as a new fan of the game. Even for the diehards, it inspires heated debates on a near-weekly basis. That's right: it's the offside rule. With the 2026 ...

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

DALLAS — One of the most debated and misunderstood rules in soccer is offside. It's the call that sparks instant reactions from players, coaches and fans. But the rule itself is straightforward once ...

With 64 games to be played in the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in November, the last thing anyone needs is to stop the games to review penalties. FIFA’s newest bit of nifty tech should hopefully help ...

Another way is for the officials to use VAR (Video Assistant Referee) to go back and look at the play to determine if it was ...