Question Number: 35812

11/24/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

This question is a follow up to question 35810

Did all three offenses really occur at the same time?

I think it's similar to this part of the offside rule:

'In situations where: an offence is committed against a player in an offside position who is already playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an opponent for the ball, the offside offence is penalised as it has OCCURRED BEFORE THE FOUL CHALLENGE'

In my cases, what happened first doesn't matter? Sometimes it matters which came first and other times it doesn't?

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Question Number: 35812

11/24/2024

Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

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Offside Question?