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The ball cannot be offside. Players can be in an offside position.

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Generally, it's when the offensive player is closer to the goalkeeper than the last defensive player.

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Q: When is the ball offside in English football?
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What year did the football offside rule change in England?

Offside was not introduced as a separate rule. English football has always had offside. The earliest sets of rules which were drawn up in the nineteenth century all included an offside rule.


If a player is standing in the offside position but not receiving ball from the other player who is carrying the ball will be declared offside by the referee in the football?

To be offside, you do not have to touch it. If you interfere with an opponent (e.g. possibly lunge at him) or gain an advantage by being there (e.g. recover a deflection off the keeper or goalpost) are also enough.


During a throw in in a football game an attacking player who was past to a defender gets the ball after the ball has been thrown and touched by the defender's head Is this offside?

You are not guilty of an offside infraction if you receive the ball directly from a throw-in by a team-mate, the defender deflection would still count as "the throw-in" unless they controlled the ball first. Even if they did control the ball, you are not guilty of an offside infraction if an opposing player passed it.


What can a player be ruled offside for?

When a football player passes the ball to one of their team-mates and the receiving team-mate is in front of the last defender on the opposing side.


Is there offside rule in American football?

Yes, there is an offside penalty in American Football. The neutral zone is defined as the area extending from the tip of the football to each side of the field, so the neutral zone is as wide as the length of the football. No player, except the center, may have any part of his body in the neutral zone at the time the ball is snapped, otherwise they are guilty of being offside. On a kickoff, no player may have any part of his body across the line upon which the ball rests prior to the kick, except for the holder if one is used. The penalty for offside is 5 yards.


What is an offspring in football?

There is no "offspring" in football. What you mean is probably the offside rule. The offside rule is one of the most debated and asked about rules. However it is quite simple. If the player is in front of the ball when it is passed and has not got at the least two defending players closer to the defending goal line than they are, she or he is said to be in an offside position.


How is IT used in football?

In MLS they use the offside markers to see if a player is offside


What olympic sport has an off-side rule?

English football uses the offside rule where at least on defender has to be between the attacker and the goal.


What is the Luhya translation of offside?

The African Luhya translation of the English word 'Offside' is "Ebuleka".


Was there ever a time when you could not be ruled offside from a free kick?

During a free kick , offside rule is valid .So if the attacker is in an offside position , the offside will be called .But if there is a throw I'm , then the offside rule is not valid which means one can receive the ball in an offside position in case of a throw in.


If 2 people are on a breakaway in soccer and one passes is it offsides?

If the player receiving the ball is behind, or level with, the penultimate (second from last) defender when the ball is played, there is no offside. If the player receiving the ball is behind, or level with, the ball at the moment is is played, there is also no offside infraction. But, if the player receiving the ball is ahead of both the ball and the penultimate defender, and is not on his own half of the field, then the offside infraction must be enforced.


Is the ball dead when the kicking team is offside on a kickoff?

yes