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aggiesal

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4. It went ro Messi, but the goalie still has to account for the other player. ...

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:11 PM

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I've seen Offsides called under this dame condition, plenty of times.
Where a pass is made to the Onside player yet an Offside player on the opposite side of the field is flagged for Offsides.

I'll supply an image when I see this condition, to prove my point.

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Can someone please explain to me what is the OFFSIDE rule in ⚽? ... [View all] aggiesal Saturday OP

Is the pass to the offside player or Messi? House of Roberts Saturday #1

It went ro Messi, but the goalie still has to account for the other player. ... aggiesal Saturday #4

I'd welcome a short, cogent explanation Bobstandard Saturday #2

See post 3. I hope that's a good explanation underpants Saturday #5

Not buying that explanation. See my response #7. n/t aggiesal Saturday #8

Thanks. I didn't realize there was an actual Messi rule Bobstandard Saturday #13

That's what I thought it referred to too underpants Saturday #14

If you know how offside works in hockey EarlG Saturday #9

When the ball is passed, the player who ends up receiving it underpants Saturday #3

What if the defending team is the last to touch the ball in a melee? House of Roberts Saturday #6

The defender touching it resets everything and the ball is open to everyone underpants Saturday #10

Not buying it. I've seen Offsides called under this same condition, plenty of times. ... aggiesal Saturday #7

That was how I understood it when I played underpants Saturday #11

No spolier alerts. Thanks n/t aggiesal Saturday #12

To be ruled offside, a player must be "in active play" muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago #15

Here is why, I feel the way I do ... aggiesal 16 hrs ago #16

Years ago, the "in active play" qualification wasn't there muriel_volestrangler 15 hrs ago #17

This happened during the Spain/Portugal game ... aggiesal 4 min ago #18