The Sporting News brings you a full explanation of the offsides rule in hockey, which can make or break games.

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 ...

As the 2024-25 Premier League season approaches, fans and pundits alike are gearing up for another thrilling campaign. Yet beyond the usual debates over transfers, managerial sackings, and financial ...

In football, a player is in an offside position if he/she is past the opponents last line of defense once the ball is released. In short, they are offside if nearer to the opponents' goal line than ...

Franz Beckenbauer wants FIFA's task force to tackle the offside law and make it simpler for referees to interpret after a weekend of quirky decisions from German match officials. Beckenbauer is ...

FIFA President since 2016, Gianni Infantino continues to consider the evolution of the game. At the World Sports Summit, the 54-year-old leader discussed a possible major change to the offside rule, ...

An array of iPhones will act as video assistant referees at soccer matches in England. Photo: Markus Spiske/Pexels Correctly determining when soccer players are offside turns out to be surprisingly ...