Even though it's fairly straightforward, soccer's offside rule can be confusing for casual fans. And even controversial at times. On Thursday night, Croatia had a potential game-tying goal disallowed ...

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

The ball goes into the net, the crowd cheers, but then the assistant referee's flag goes up. The celebrations end. What happened? The play was offside. Offside is one of soccer's most important ...

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

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 ...