Offside is one of soccer’s most confusing rules, but the basic idea is simple once you know what referees are looking for.

Understanding soccer's offside rule hinges on timing — it's about a player's position when the ball is passed, not received.

The flag is up! We explain what that means and why one of soccer's most important rules is also one of the toughest to see ...

One hundred years ago today, at a meeting at 22 Rue de Londres, Paris, association football — soccer — changed forever. The International Football Association Board voted that Law 11 of the game, the ...

Offside calls are some of the most controversial ones in soccer. Here’s a detailed look at the rules ahead of the 2026 FIFA ...

How can a player be offside when the ball has been played to them by an opposition player? You can understand why fans might be confused, especially so for West Ham's 'goal' on Tuesday night, ...

Another way is for the officials to use VAR (Video Assistant Referee) to go back and look at the play to determine if it was ...

As Victor Torp sprinted toward the Wembley corner flag and fell onto his back, Coventry City looked like they had produced one of the greatest moments in FA Cup history. Having been 3-0 down against ...

Arsene Wenger‘s proposed offside rule has been one of the most debated potential changes in soccer over the past several years, ever since the former Arsenal manager joined FIFA. Now, the governing ...

Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, is championing a major change to football’s offside law. The former Arsenal manager first proposed his “daylight” rule in 2020, aiming to ...

The next wave of soccer’s rule evolution arrived on the Eastern side of the Atlantic on Saturday, as the new “Daylight Offside” rule allowed a goal for the first time in the Canadian Premier League.