This everything you need to know about the World Cup’s offsides rule.

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

FIFA and Lenovo turned every 2026 World Cup player into a digital twin. The AI avatars now decide matches, and who owns them ...

The law governing its modern application has 45 clauses and runs to more than 1,000 words. A former Premier League referee ...

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 ...

Did a Croatia player touch the ball before the game-tying goal vs. Portugal before it was called back due to offsides.

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 ...

Offside calls are some of the most controversial ones in soccer. Here’s a detailed look at the rules ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Even though it's fairly straightforward, soccer's offside rule can be confusing for casual fans. And even controversial at times.The United States had two goals called back for offside in its 2-0 win ...

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

If you watched the first El Clásico of the season, you might've noticed Kylian Mbappé was offside quite a lot. Especially for a player with such pace and explosiveness with the ball at his feet, the ...

As one of the European powers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Portugal barely survived a thrilling battle with 2018 finalists ...