A player is in an offside position if, when the ball is played by a team-mate, they are nearer to the opposition's goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. From the graphic above, ...

FIFA wants football’s law-making body the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to press on with trials of what would be the biggest change to the offside rule in over 30 years. Championed ...

Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, is championing a major change to football’s offside law. The former Arsenal manager first proposed his “daylight” rule in 2020, aiming to ...

One hundred years ago today, at a meeting at 22 Rue de Londres, Paris, association football — soccer — changed forever. The International Football Association Board voted that Law 11 of the game, the ...

Soccer, otherwise known as football, is a relatively simple sport. Eleven players play on each team who, aside from the goalkeeper, can't touch the ball with their hands and must put the ball in the ...

The English Premier League is giving offside calls a (semi) automated upgrade. The new system revamps arguably the most controversial rule in sports. First introduced back in 1863, the offside law ...

(WHTM) — Penalties are an inevitable part of football, and a common question fans ponder when watching the NFL is what the differences are between three similar penalties: encroachment, offside, and ...

Marie-Louise Eta picked up her first point as Union Berlin's interim coach but was frustrated that Cologne's opener in the 2-2 draw was allowed to stand after the referee's interpretation of the ...

The Canadian Premier League launched its eighth season with Arsène Wenger’s “daylight offside” rule and the first look at Football Video Support in the professional ranks. The former Arsenal manager, ...