FIFA, offside and World Cup
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Folarin Balogun thought he had doubled the United States’ lead against Paraguay, but the goal was ruled out after an offside call in the buildup. The incident came in the USMNT’s World Cup Group D opener at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood,
An offside call during Christian Pulisic’s run wiped away a beautiful sequence that had Los Angeles Stadium roaring.
Another way is for the officials to use VAR (Video Assistant Referee) to go back and look at the play to determine if it was offside or not. If it is "clear and obvious" that a ca
The flag is up! We explain what that means and why one of soccer's most important rules is also one of the toughest to see live.
Liverpool have been told they should have had the opening goal of the match in their late 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur, after a “significant human error” during the VAR process which should have checked the offside call initially given. The Reds ...
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 controversy. With Portugal taking on Germany in the UEFA ...
As Ted Lasso said to Trent Crimm when the British journalist asked the American coach if he could explain the offside rule in the second episode of the Apple TV show: “It ain’t easy to explain, but you know when you see it.” Well, we’ll try to ...
Timothy Weah thought he had taken the United States one step closer to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The 22-year-old ran onto Weston McKennie’s sublime pass shortly before the half-time break and confidently poked the ball past the ...
Folarin Balogun scored twice, and Gio Reyna struck a sensational goal late as the U.S. beat Paraguay 4-1 to start the World Cup.
