Soccer, otherwise known as football, is a relatively simple sport. Eleven players play on each team who, aside from the goalkeeper, can't touch the ball with their hands and must put the ball in the ...

The offside law exists to prevent attackers from standing behind the defense and waiting for a long ball. Without it, football would be a sport of punt-and-chase, with strikers camped on the ...

It might be the most intimidating rule to learn as a new fan of the game. Even for the diehards, it inspires heated debates on a near-weekly basis. That's right: it's the offside rule. With the 2026 ...

World Cup soccer is back again, which means one of the most controversial calls in sports is returning, as well. The offside rule has caused some of the most frustrating moments ever in soccer and is ...

Real Madrid's Arda Guler celebrates a goal against Benfica but it is ruled out for offside Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) ...

Real Sociedad does not accept the technical explanation offered by the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA). Following the controversial Basque derby against Athletic Club, the San Sebastián club is.

Genius Sports Limited ("Genius Sports") (NYSE: GENI), a global leader in real-time sports data and technology, today ...

Genius Sports’ semi-automated offside technology (“SAOT”) is used across the Premier League, CONMEBOL and Belgian Pro League New partnership with the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (“CBF”) will ...