Premier League fans get to see what is to come as SAOT (semi-automated offside technology) makes its English football debut in the FA Cup fifth round this weekend. It should be a key addition, helping ...

Semi-automated offside technology will be used in competitive English football for the first time during the fifth round of the FA Cup, along with VAR. Seven of the eight ties in the coming days are ...

As Ted Lasso said to Trent Crimm when the British journalist asked the American coach if he could explain the offside rule in the second episode of the Apple TV show: “It ain’t easy to explain, but ...

The ‘daylight’ rule means attackers are onside if any playable body part is level with the last defender Offside would only be given where there is a clear gap between attacker and defender The ...

There has been a big misconception this week around Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and the offside rule. The drama centred around Juan Mata's disallowed goal in Manchester United's FA Cup tie with ...

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 to ...

The legendary Arsenal boss who now stands as FIFA Chief of Global Football Development has been a vocal critic of the current offside procedure. Wenger put forward a revised interpretation aimed at ...