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2007-06-02 04:35:45 · 18 answers · asked by yogi 2 in Sports Football Scottish Football

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Offside is a Law in association football which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. Simply put, a player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball near the opposing goal with only the goalkeeper between him and the goal (only in the usual situation that the goalkeeper is the last defender).

2007-06-02 06:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Okay, OFFSIDE is a pretty complicated term. But I'm trying to make it simple for youto understand it. Suppose there is a match going on between 2 teams,say Brazil and France and the ball is with Zidane who is in the midfield. Now Zidane wants to pass the ball to Henry who is in the penalty box. So, if at the time when Zidane kicks the ball, Henry or any other French player is ahead of the last Brazillian player,near the goal, then it will be called an OFFSIDE.
Just an addtional information- Goals scored in an offside position are canceled.

Hope it helped you.

2007-06-03 05:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by maths maestro 1 · 0 1

Okay, the team with the ball cannot have a player between the last defender and the goal for the ball. Basically, the last defender has a line the extends to the edges of the pitch. As he moves, the line moves with him. The area behind him must be empty of opposing forwards UNTIL the ball is striked. After the ball is striked, anyone can run anywhere. Before that, they must be ON their SIDE of the defender. If they're not, they're offside.

2007-06-02 11:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

The mid gives the ball to the striker,but the striker has been behind the last defender..Yeah that's offside..I think if there is no offside in fottball, each team will be easier to create goals..But, I think football players dont like that rule..

2007-06-02 11:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I know I am a woman, but, I am going to try to explain the offside rule to you who don't know. The team who has possession of the ball, when passing, must have TWO players infront of them. ONE usually is the goalkeeper, sometimes the keeper is far off his line then two other players must be infront of the player passing the ball. If there are not then this is classed as OFFSIDE!

2007-06-03 11:19:38 · answer #5 · answered by Mummy B 3 · 1 0

It's actually TWO opposing players required between the player and the goal line (one is USUALLY the goalkeeper) to be onside.

Also you can't be offside unless you are closer to the goal than the ball when it is played to you (this is different to the direction of travel of the ball (although previous professional footballers who become 'pundits' often fail to appreciate the subtle but important difference).

REcent complications surround 'phases of play' whereby you can be offside but not interfering with play in phase1 and go on to score in later phases..

hope that helps !!

2007-06-02 19:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by madgooner 4 · 2 0

When a player is nearer to the opposition goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent he is in an offside position.
Source:TheFa.com/Rules and Regulations/Laws of the Game

2007-06-02 14:30:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

if the team with the ball has a player behind the last defender of the opposition before the kick is taken it is called offside!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-02 11:47:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It is very much like in hockey. The attacking team cannot have a man behind the defense line of the opponent team facing only the goalie and pass him the ball. That is true only in the opponent team half of the field.

2007-06-02 11:44:15 · answer #9 · answered by anton p 4 · 0 0

If a player is behind all the defenders when the play is played to him (not received but played) then he is offside.

If he receives the ball once behind all the defenders the goal with be giving as long as he was not behind them when the ball was played.

That's why strikers stand between defenders and make runs into the box.

2007-06-02 11:54:02 · answer #10 · answered by Michelino 4 · 0 1

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