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 ...

Novice fans don’t understand it. Longtime fans claim to understand it, but then openly disagree about it. Referees and their assistants are trained to spot it, but often have to turn to replays to ...

Sunday night’s Nations League final was an entertaining affair. It was a contrast between Spain’s cohesion and France’s disjointedness, and between Spain’s wastefulness in the final third and France’s ...

The Premier League are finally set to introduce semi-automated offsides next week, but they’ve made one bizarre decision that could serve to undermine the new system. Following months of delays for ...

Adam Powley is affiliated with the Labour Party (general membership). In France’s first match of the 2020 European Championship, the team beat Germany 1-0. The team won thanks to an own goal from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Price is a reporter covering world soccer and soccer finance. Jul 01, 2022, 04:15am EDT This article is more than 3 years ...

Semi-automated offside technology is finally coming to the Premier League. On Thursday, the English top flight announced that its clubs collectively voted to implement the technology for the 2024/25 ...

Marco Silva says Fulham have contacted the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) over Florian Wirtz's controversial goal for Liverpool on Sunday. Wirtz's 57th-minute strike during the ...

An array of iPhones will act as video assistant referees at soccer matches in England. Photo: Markus Spiske/Pexels Correctly determining when soccer players are offside turns out to be surprisingly ...