What Is the Offside Rule in Football?

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$Assistant referees help call offside infractions$

Diagram explaining soccer's offside rule, showing a forward pass to a receiver who is past the second-to-last defender and the ball, with labeled offside and onside areas, defenders, and exceptions to the rule.

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$Assistant referees help call offside infractions$

Assistant referees help call offside infractions

In football (soccer), assistant referees (also known as linespeople) carry and use...

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Diagram explaining soccer's offside rule, showing a forward pass to a receiver who is past the second-to-last defender and the ball, with labeled offside and onside areas, defenders, and exceptions to the rule.

Soccer offside rule explained: onside vs. offside position

Illustration explaining the soccer offside rule, showing how a player is judged offside...

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