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27 Jul 03
If one team lines up on their touchline, then is any player from the other team who receives a pass (even from his own goalkeeper)immediately offside? Can the other side take a legal corner?
Could line up on the touchline be a cunning strategy for a rather poor team who luckily get one goal up?
27 Jul 03
Originally posted by iamatigerIt wouldn't really matter... the centre forward could just dribble the ball up field on his own and take potshots at the goal on his own 🙂
If one team lines up on their touchline, then is any player from the other team who receives a pass (even from his own goalkeeper)immediately offside? Can the other side take a legal corner?
Could line up on the touchline be a cunning strategy for a rather poor team who luckily get one goal up?
27 Jul 03
Originally posted by iamatigertouchline == byline: there's no 'touchdown' area.
If one team lines up on their touchline, then is any player from the other team who receives a pass (even from his own goalkeeper)immediately offside? Can the other side take a legal corner?
Could line up on the touchline be a cunning strategy for a rather poor team who luckily get one goal up?
A pass that goes backwards from the passing player is not offside. Thus a corner cannot be offside. Regarless of where the other team is, passes can always be made backwards.
It is not offide if the receiving player is in his own half of the pitch.
The goalkeeper is nothing special in regard to offside: its a common mistake to assume it is 'one outfield player' in front of the attacing player playing a forward pass, but in fact the rule is "two opposing players", its just that as the goalkeeper is almost always there, people forget.
And to top it off, there's always the "and influencing play" requirement: somebody in an offide position who is not influencing the game (e.g. tying his laces for example) is not offside.