The New York Times

Manchester City’s offside trap failed against Tottenham – and shows how precarious it can be

Ironic cheers faded to a nervous silence as it dawned on the Etihad that the offside call to disallow Brennan Johnson’s opening goal was so tight the VAR already had the protractor out. The only ...
Yardbarker

How Hansi Flick is attempting to fix Barcelona’s offside trap and defensive struggles

If last season all of the talk about the risk of a high offside line was proven emphatically wrong by Hansi Flick’s Barcelona, all the criticism from talking heads has been vindicated this year. The ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

The Offside Rule Explained For 2022 FIFA World Cup

This article may have Spanish-language video from our Telemundo sister station. Get the latest World Cup news in Spanish from Telemundo. NBC Universal, Inc. World Cup soccer is back again, which means ...
The New York Times

The offside law, Bill McCracken and, a century on, the decision that changed football forever

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 ...