A player is in an offside position if, when the ball is played by a team-mate, they are nearer to the opposition's goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. From the graphic above, ...

Real Madrid edged out Liverpool to win the Champions League on Saturday, with Vinicius Junior's 59th-minute goal settling the game in Paris. But earlier there was controversy when Carlo Ancelotti's ...

Everton's pulsating 3-3 draw with Manchester City was full of drama - late goals, a defensive calamity and, of course, a bit of video assistant referee (VAR) controversy. At the top of the list was ...

Bill Shankly once said that "football is a simple game, complicated by people who should know better". Shankly, in charge of Liverpool between 1959 and 1974, managed in a simpler era, a time without ...

The ‘daylight’ rule means attackers are onside if any playable body part is level with the last defender Offside would only be given where there is a clear gap between attacker and defender The ...

How can a player be offside when the ball has been played to them by an opposition player? You can understand why fans might be confused, especially so for West Ham's 'goal' on Tuesday night, ...

VAR officials in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 have additional help in determining offside decisions thanks to semi-automated offside technology. How does it work? Previously, since the introduction ...

The next wave of soccer’s rule evolution arrived on the Eastern side of the Atlantic on Saturday, as the new “Daylight Offside” rule allowed a goal for the first time in the Canadian Premier League.

After years of controversy over marginal offside decisions and the growing influence of video assistant referees, FIFA is now testing a potential alternative. Starting in April 2026, the Canadian ...

Arsene Wenger‘s proposed offside rule has been one of the most debated potential changes in soccer over the past several years, ever since the former Arsenal manager joined FIFA. Now, the governing ...