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xkcd #3268: Offside (europe.pub)
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xkcd #3268: Offside

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The arbiter gave my knight a red card for capturing with cleats up :(

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3268/

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Actually, since it's at the same line as the king or farther, it's not offside

[–] cainisdelta1@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unless the king is equivalent to the goalie in this situation in which case it would be offside

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

That's what I was referencing

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

In football you are offside if you don't have at least two players ahead of you (usually, but not necessarily the keeper and one defender)

A player is in an offside position if:

  • any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and

  • any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent