Understanding soccer's offside rule hinges on timing — it's about a player's position when the ball is passed, not received.

Here's what you need to know about offside, why it exists and how it will be implemented at the 2026 World Cup.

Florian Wirtz’s goal for Liverpool on Sunday highlighted the biggest problem with the Premier League’s implementation of semi-automated offside technology. Florian Wirtz scored his second goal of the ...

Everton's Thierno Barry effectively gained from being offside when Manchester City's Marc Guehi teed him up to score on ...

FIFA is evaluating a potential offside rule change inspired by Arsène Wenger, as Gianni Infantino outlines broader refereeing ...

Premier League fans will finally get to see how SAOT (semi-automated offside technology) works when it reaches the English top flight this weekend. It should be an important addition, helping reduce ...

As Ted Lasso said to Trent Crimm when the British journalist asked the American coach if he could explain the offside rule in the second episode of the Apple TV show: “It ain’t easy to explain, but ...

Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be used for the first time in English football in the fifth round of the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup. This will operate in the seven ties where Premier League ...

Everton manager David Moyes believes that Diogo Jota’s winner in Wednesday’s Merseyside derby should have been disallowed for offside, describing it as a “very easy decision to give”. In the build-up ...

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