What if a defender deliberately leaves the field of play to play an attacker offside? How does the offside rule interact with the concept of the "last touch"?

Offside is an essential rule in football, often the source of lively discussions around a television screen. Its goal ? Prevent attackers from unduly “camping” In this study we assessed the influence of previous embodied refereeing experience on perceptual strategies used for judging offside events in football. Encroachment occurs when an offensive player is in or beyond the neutral zone after the snapper touches or simulates (hand[s] at or below his knees) touching ... Mar 2, 2025 ... Referees will count down the seconds with their hands. The offside rule is still being reviewed, but VAR decisions will now be made public, ... Jan 8, 2018 ... Offside in football is a foul in which a player is on the wrong side of the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped. This foul occurs ... BBC Football · Fox Soccer Channel · Guardian UK Football · USA Today: Soccer · Yahoo ... offside on PK. Discussion in 'Referee' started by uniteo, Sep 19, 2002 ... Nov 17, 2023 ... An attacking player is in an offside position when the ball is played and the player is (1) not in their own half (2) ahead of the ball and (3) closer to goal. Jul 4, 2023 ... Offside is the most contentious of all football rules. The implementation of offside has been mishandled and debated for years, and as we approach another ... May 22, 2024 ... The idea is that the change will reduce the number of offsides in a match and also make them easier to spot. But it will also have a significant ... Apr 12, 2025 ... Semi-automated offside technology will suggest a "kick point" and automatically create offside lines on the second rear-most defender and the ...