Gunner Since Time Began - born to moan
04-28-2013, 09:16 PM
when it was just his foot. What if an attacking player had a longer nose than usual could that cause an offside call?
I thought the rule was that there had to be a clear separation between the opposing players.
The 2005 edition of the Laws of the Game included a new International Football Association Board decision that stated being "nearer to an opponent's goal line" meant that "any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent typically being the goalkeeper)."[2] This is taken to mean that any part of the attacking player named in this decision has to be past the part of the second-last defender closest to his goal line and past the part of the ball closest to the defenders' goal line.
I thought the rule was that there had to be a clear separation between the opposing players.
The 2005 edition of the Laws of the Game included a new International Football Association Board decision that stated being "nearer to an opponent's goal line" meant that "any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent typically being the goalkeeper)."[2] This is taken to mean that any part of the attacking player named in this decision has to be past the part of the second-last defender closest to his goal line and past the part of the ball closest to the defenders' goal line.