What are the key principles underlying the offside rule?

7 hours ago ... (WHTM) — Penalties are an inevitable part of football, and a common question fans ponder when watching the NFL is what the differences are ... It is not an offence to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position if: any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents' half ( ... Apr 14, 2017 ... Not long before this, I received horrible sexist abuse on Twitter after a report on Soccer Saturday. I was called all sorts of unrepeatable ... In 1863, the rule started out by stating that a player is offside unless three players from the opposing team are in front of him. This rule remained the same ... Feb 27, 2025 ... Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be used for the first time in English football in the fifth round of the 2024-25 Emirates FA ... Aug 14, 2024 ... Football's loathsome offside rule is getting an automated upgrade ... The English Premier League is giving offside calls a (semi) automated ... Feb 18, 2007 ... The error percentage was 26.2%. During the first 15 min match period, there were significantly more errors (38.5%) than during any other 15 min ... Apr 13, 2010 ... Jonathan Wilson: The rule tweaks of 2005 remain unappreciated but they have generated a climate for some of the most beautiful football ever ... Sep 15, 2016 ... From a four-sport official that doesn't work football: How often, if at all, do you call offside on the offense? Is a Player Offside if They Don't Touch the Ball? Technically, players are only called offsides if they touch the ball when they are in an offsides position. So ...