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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 ...

Kasey Keller weighed in on the World Cup's most controversial offside calls, which have led to crucial goals being disallowed ...

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In the hectic final minutes of the Croatia vs. Portugal World Cup round of 32 match, a controversial call negated a potential ...

It's the single most controversial rule in all of soccer. To this day, 163 years since the rule was invented and codified, no fan truly understands how offside works. Despite its complicated nature, ...

The video assistant referee causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but now we have a 104-game FIFA men's World Cup to cover, so how are the ...