How to Understand the Offside Rule in Soccer | Clear Explanation

The offside rule (known as the 'offside law') in football (aka soccer) can be hard to understand, especially as it seems to be updated and changed often. In this video, I breakdown five of the most important offside elements to help you better understand why players are called offside (or not!)

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As always, if you're looking for a clear explanation with references to the Laws of the Game, I've got you covered.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Being In An Offside Position
1:06 Coming Back From An Offside Position
1:53 Deflection Or Deliberate Play
3:15 Opponent Playing The Ball
3:43 Offside Body Parts
4:25 Summary & Questions

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Offside is one of the laws in association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game. The law states that a player is in an offside position if any of their body parts, except the hands and arms, are in the opponents' half of the pitch, and closer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent is usually, but not necessarily, the goalkeeper).

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La regla del fuera de juego (conocida como la 'ley del fuera de juego') en el fútbol (también conocido como fútbol) puede ser difícil de entender, especialmente porque parece actualizarse y cambiarse con frecuencia. En este video, desgloso cinco de los elementos de fuera de juego más importantes para ayudarlo a comprender mejor por qué los jugadores son llamados fuera de juego (¡o no!)

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