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the rule that turns cheap breakaway goals into disciplined, patient warfare.
means an attacking player is offside if, at the moment the ball is played to them, they are nearer the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-last defender.
from borrowed from rugby and earlier english football codes in the 1800s, where lurking near the enemy goal to poach an easy score was considered ungentlemanly cheating, not tactics.
originally stricter1925 rule required three defenders, not two, ahead
var eravideo review now measures offside by millimeters
not a foulno card, just a stoppage and free kick
onside loopholeyou can stand offside if you are not involved
for instance
maradona 1986 rematch — offside controversies still argued decades later in england
toe-poke var 2019 — liverpool's origi goal, offside by a toenail vs tottenham
messi vs juventus — 2021 semi-automated offside prototype tested during champions league