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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 7/27/2016

Al of Glassboro, New Jersey USA asks...

OK...How do you decide whether to play on when the goalkeeper attempts to secure the soccer ball or call offsides when there is an obvious attacking player that meets the criteria for being offsides eminently close to the keeper? I had some coaches s...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/27/2016

Smiffy of Harwich , Essex UK asks...

Does the new Offside Law where the free kick is given where the player touched the ball apply only where a player goes back into his own half or is it anywhere they might move to after the pass to them is made and how will the Assistant position him...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/25/2016

James Kane of N.Wildwood, Nj USA asks...

A ref called off sides, and then explained why and no parents or Coaches heard of this! Our striker was at mid field on our side waiting for the ball to be kicked to him his body was on our side he was standing still but he leaned his head forward th...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/19/2016

George of Parangarecutirimicuaro, CA Sacratomato asks...

A colleague and I were discussing a particular play at the end of a game and he made a claim while comparing two plays he says are very similar.

In the particular play, A1 (left wing) is clearly offside but away from the ball. A2 (right wing...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/17/2016

Mike Kirkman of Kennewick, Washington USA asks...

A defender near the goal line kicks the ball and injures his knee during the kick. The injured player falls such that he is off the field of play over the goal line and stays on the ground. Is the injured player still considered the second to last d...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/16/2016

former youth ref of Hordaland, Norway asks...

(To assist with other readers' navigation #30609 was intended as a follow-up to #30594).
I quite agree that this is the spirit of the game outcome if the attacking team starts a new attack without having lost possession. I would be loth to do so ...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/15/2016

former youth ref of Hordaland, Norway asks...

Thank you very much for your answers.
I am mostly very pleased with the new wordings of the Laws, but this one could have been clearer.
I would like some clarification on one detail. In James Sowa's answer it is stated that the phase of play ...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/14/2016

former youth ref of Hordaland, Norway asks...

A player (A1) from team A takes a shot while A2 is in an offside position. The shot is deflected by B1 while B2 is in an offside position. The deflection sends the ball to the other (mostly deserted) side of the field. The closest players are A2 and ...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/12/2016

former youth ref of Hordaland, Norway asks...

Thanks.
I know that office is recalculated at every touch by a team-mate, but the laws of the game give me the clear impression that the attacking player would be be considered to be on the goal line for every play until 'the next stoppage in pla...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/11/2016

former youth ref of Hordaland, Norway asks...

Thanks for answering my law 12 questions, as well as all the other questions on this site.
I enjoy reading your take on uncommon situations.
Following up on the question regarding the new details in law 11:
I see an issue in the case of t...

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