Question Number: 30698

Law 11 - Offside 8/30/2016

RE: Rec Adult

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

This question is a follow up to question 30693

No swelled head here.
While happy to have spotted the offside, I did have the luxury of what the match crew did not have - stop / start replays :)

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Russell
Perhaps under the new Video Assistant Referee (VAR) initiative the referee will be able to review such situations. The risk though is that reviews / appeals become common place which can spoil the games fluidity.

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Question Number: 30698

Law 11 - Offside 8/30/2016

russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

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