Novice fans don’t understand it. Longtime fans claim to understand it, but then openly disagree about it. Referees and their assistants are trained to spot it, but often have to turn to replays ...

The offside rule is one of the most fundamental principles of professional soccer.. While seemingly straightforward in theory, it remains a consistent source of controversy and debate, often ...

Semi-automated offside decisions will continue to benefit the lackluster offside decisions that turn neutrals away. Advertisement. Advertisement. PHOTOS: IMAGO. 200+ Channels With Sports & News.

Their average offside height — essentially the distance from their own goal when the flag is raised — is 44.5 metres, which is the sixth-lowest in the Premier League.

Following several trial runs, semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) is officially coming to the Premier League this weekend. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was the first major tournament to ...

Why Barcelona’s kamikaze offside trap could change European football. Barcelona have caught more players offside than any other team in Europe by a remarkable distance, writes Lawrence Ostlere ...

FANS were left divided by a new VAR protocol used for only the second time in England. During Newcastle’s League Cup semi-final win against Arsenal, Alexander Isak raced through on goal after… ...

The Premier League spent two years testing a number of artificial intelligence-based semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) providers, and now it's ready to be rolled out. UEFA was first to ...

England's top soccer league will start using AI-powered technology for offside calls. A slightly different version was used in 2022's FIFA World Cup. Video tech has been a hot topic within the ...

Hannah Eurlings beats the Spain offside trap and fires home an equaliser for Belgium in their Euro 2025 Group B match in Thun ...