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 ...

Sunday night’s Nations League final was an entertaining affair. It was a contrast between Spain’s cohesion and France’s disjointedness, and between Spain’s wastefulness in the final third and France’s ...

It's probably one of the most-asked questions about soccer of all time: what is the offside rule? Despite the fact that it's one of the most common violations that stops play, offside is so difficult ...

Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers played out a 2-2 draw in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield, but there were two controversial offside decisions. This is what happened. What happened: In ...

It's an important tool in any team's defensive arsenal - and, for strikers like Sam Kerr, a puzzle they have to solve in real time. This is how the offside trap works. You’ve probably heard of the ...

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? When there's a major incident, we examine and explain the process both in ...

The new tech has been tested and trialled at a number of sporting events TECHNOLOGY has become a key component in the world of football. One example of this is the semi-automatic offside tool – but ...

It is one of the professional game's most fundamental principles, but the offside law continues to cause controversy on a regular basis It seems simple enough in theory, but few football rules cause ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Price is a reporter covering world soccer and soccer finance. Jul 01, 2022, 04:15am EDT This article is more than 3 years ...

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 ...