Wondering why that Ferran Torres goal in extra time of the World Cup final was disallowed? We're here to help.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has proposed a number of changes to the rules of football, or soccer, following the ...

The biggest single culprit in Iran’s failure to advance to the knockout phase is a weird idiosyncracy to the offside law that has long outlived its usefulness.

The offside rule is confusing for those watching soccer (world football) for the first time. It can be even more confounding ...

Every four years, there's going to be a surprising amount of pushback against the offside rule in soccer (world football). Those who turn on the World Cup and are mostly new to the game will be ...

Marginal offside calls, aided by technology, have been widely criticized in the FIFA World Cup 2026 for sucking the immediacy ...

This beautiful game would be very ugly if offside didn't exist. At the World Cup, you'll see it often.

FIFA will analyze how Daylight Offside worked in the CPL this season before making a ruling on whether to implement it ...

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 ...

VAR reviews for offsides are becoming more frequent Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. Offside calls generating ...

Let’s talk about offside. It’s a rule present in dozens of sports, all of which have basically similar concepts — but it’s really easy to lose track of what offside actually is, especially when it ...