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the rule that turns 'just run behind everyone' into a crime against football itself.
means an attacking player is offside if they're nearer the opponent's goal than both the ball and the second-last defender when the ball is played to them.
from from 19th-century english football and rugby codes, borrowed the military notion of advancing beyond your own lines before support arrives — sport turning battlefield discipline into a whistle.
not offsideyou can stand in an offside position, only matters if involved
var eravar turned it into geometry-class debates in slow motion
own halfyou can never be offside in your own half