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

Here's what you need to know about offside, why it exists and how it will be implemented at the 2026 World Cup.

The Frenchman believes the rule change will make the game more open and exciting. If it succeeds in the Canadian Premier League it could go global ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is still featuring for the Portugal national team at 40 years old, and on Wednesday, he had yet another signature moment in his legendary career. And, of course, it came with some ...

Jan 26 (Reuters) - The situation that led to Bernardo Silva's controversial goal for Manchester City against Aston Villa last week will be penalised in the future, the Premier League and referees' ...

The South Americans went ahead as Lionel Messi forced the ball goalwards and Tevez, who had initially been closed down by Mexico goalkeeper Oscar Perez, was ahead of the play and in an offside ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s proposal to change the offside law hugely in favor of the attacking team starts trials in the Canadian Premier League this weekend after failing to win support from European ...

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Soccer, otherwise known as football, is a relatively simple sport. Eleven players play on each team who, aside from the goalkeeper, can't touch the ball with their hands and must put the ball in the ...

Inter Milan veteran Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits his disallowed goal may stay with him forever after their 3-3 draw at Barcelona. Mkhitaryan struck to give Inter a 4-3 lead in the first-leg of their ...