It’s a rule present in dozens of sports, all of which have basically similar concepts — but it’s really easy to lose track of ...

VAR reviews for offsides are becoming more frequent Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. Offside calls generating ...

It's the single most controversial rule in all of soccer. To this day, 163 years since the rule was invented and codified, no ...

The margins are so fine at the World Cup. Portugal and Croatia each had goals called off because of offside rules on Thursday ...

Even though it's fairly straightforward, soccer's offside rule can be confusing for casual fans. And even controversial at ...

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The law governing its modern application has 45 clauses and runs to more than 1,000 words. A former Premier League referee ...