Question Number: 27307

Law 11 - Offside 4/9/2013

RE: Adult

alick of timperley, united kingdom asks...

a player runs back from an offside position into his own half and receives the ball. what is the decision ? and why ? you cant give offside in your own half !

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Alick
The player was offside in the opponents' half so an IDFK is awarded against the player. It just happens that he interfered with play by touching the ball elsewhere.
The indirect free kick is taken in the opponents' half at the position the attacker was located when the ball was last played / touched by his team mate.

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

He wasn't offside in his own half - his offside position was established in the other half when his teammate last touched the ball. This is offside for being involved in play, after having been in an offside position when the ball was last touched/played by a teammate. The restart is in indirect free kick from his offside position - where he was in the other half when the ball was played.

Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

A player in offside position infringes the offside law by playing the ball even in her own half.

Offside position is judged by the player's position when the ball was last touched or played by a teammate. At that moment, no one who is in her own half is in offside position (no matter where she may later play the ball). Conversely, anyone who is in offside position at that moment may not play the ball no matter where they move to do so.

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