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xkcd #3268: Offside (imgs.xkcd.com)
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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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[–] -1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks 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

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