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

As one of the European powers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Portugal barely survived a thrilling battle with 2018 finalists ...

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

Even though it's fairly straightforward, soccer's offside rule can be confusing for casual fans. And even controversial at times.The United States had two goals called back for offside in its 2-0 win ...

Premier League fans will finally get to see how SAOT (semi-automated offside technology) works when it reaches the English top flight this weekend. It should be an important addition, helping reduce ...

For a few moments, it looked like Iran had found the goal that would send it through. Then VAR stepped in.

The ball goes into the net, the crowd cheers, but then the assistant referee's flag goes up. The celebrations end. What happened? The play was offside. Offside is one of soccer's most important ...

Fifa have blamed a technical fault for the delay in releasing the VAR images after a potential - and controversial - offside call during Qatar's World Cup draw with Switzerland.

Every four years, there's going to be a surprising amount of pushback against the offside rule in soccer (world football).

COVENTRY, ENGLAND - JULY 30: A linesman flags for offside during the pre-season friendly between Coventry and Everton at The Coventry Building Society Arena on July 30, 2024 in Coventry, England.

It's the single most controversial rule in all of soccer. To this day, 163 years since the rule was invented and codified, no fan truly understands how offside works. Despite its complicated nature, ...