A football rule preventing players from being ahead of the second-last defender when the ball is played to them.
Definition: A football rule preventing players from being ahead of the second-last defender when the ball is played to them.
The offside rule is football's most debated rule. Simplified: when a teammate passes the ball, you cannot be ahead of the second-last defender (usually the last outfielder + the keeper). VAR has made offside calls millimeter-precise, controversially so. The 'sweeper-keeper' tactic exploits a high offside line.