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 ...

This beautiful game would be very ugly if offside didn't exist. At the World Cup, you'll see it often.

In the hectic final minutes of the Croatia vs. Portugal World Cup round of 32 match, a controversial call negated a potential ...

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

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 to qualify for the Round of 16.

Developed by Fifa in collaboration with Adidas, the connected ball technology was introduced to aid referees and facilitate ...

Germany have lost on penalties. It was a son of Boston, Benjamin Franklin, who uttered the immortal line that nothing was certain in this world except death and taxes, although until a truly ...

On Thursday, Croatia's stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal was ruled out after VAR determined that Igor Matanovic had ...

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 ...

Croatia opened the scoring in the 53rd minute via an Ivan Perišić strike, and performed largely as the dominant side for the ...

Portugal, one of the European heavyweights in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, narrowly defeated Croatia 2-1 thanks to a late Goncalo ...