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TIL how offside actually works in soccer (football) (www.nytimes.com)

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The linked article includes animations for each of the different cases

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Is it? My friend tried to explain hockey to me once. I still don’t understand

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You can't just hang out in the opponent's end and wait for someone to pass you the puck. The puck needs to be carried in, or dumped in and then chased after it crosses the line.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

More or less. It’s just that rather than the rearmost defender setting the location of offsides it’s a blue line that indicates where the “offensive zone” starts.