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Originally Posted by MJZiggy
Could someone please explain offsides rules in international soccer?
No. It is impossible for women the world over to get this, because men the world over cannot explain it.
But, I am a glutton, so I'll try.
1. You can never be offside in your own half of the playing field.
2. When in the opponents half of the playing field, there must always be an opponent's field player between you and the opponents goal line. If not, you are in an off-side position, although unless you receive the ball, you are considered to be in passive off-side (no penalty).
3. If you receive the ball in an off-side position, you will be called off-side. You just became active. That's a foul.
4. The key is, where you were positioned at the time the pass was actually made. You might have been on-side when the ball was played and ran into an otherwise off-side position. In this case, you are not off-side.