what is the meaning of 'offside' and 'no goal' in soccer?
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no goal means that even though the ball is in the goal something happened before it crossed the line and therefore making it a void.\n\nOffside is simple, if a player from team (lets call it..) X is closer to the goal Y than a defense player from team Y and receives the ball from a fellow player, it is called offside. \nIt is ok to receive the ball next to the opponent and then run faster to the goal than the defense player though.\n\nI think the inventor of this rule had very slow runners in his team and had to give them a chance to keep up, :)\n\nHope it helped
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When an player passes the ball to another player of the same team, the receiving player is offside when at the moment the ball leaves the foot of the sending player who is trying to complete the pass, the receiver is BEHIND, i.e. closer to the opposite teams goal, than the last opposite team defending player.\nException to this is when the receiving player is in his own half of the field, or if he doesn't in any way affect the game, i.e. he is injured on the ground or returning to his team's goalposts using the sidelines.\n\nIt's easier to understand if you know why it's there, rather than what it is:\n\nImagine what would happen if a team was allowed to line up loads of its players right in front of the opposition goal mouth - it would be really easy for one of them to knock the ball into the net if it was passed to them.\n\nSo to prevent players from 'loitering' near the goalmouth like this there's a rule which says that a player from team A is offside if (and only if) he receives the ball while the only team B player standing between him and the goal is the goalkeeper himself.
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In outdoor soccer, an offsides foul is called when an attacking player is passed the ball and there are not at least two opponents between him or her and the goal line. In other words, on the opponent's side of the field, a pass must always be made when the intended attacker is not closer to the goalkeeper than any other opposing player.\n\nI got this from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-offsides-in-soccer.htm which explains more if you go check it out.
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a player is in an offside position if there are fewer than 2 opponents nearer the other team's goal line (on the opponent's half of the field).  he is actually offside when he is in an offside position and the ball is played forward to him by a teammate.
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The ball is only "grounded" if it's in the end zone...if the ball is between the goal lines, its a live ball and either team can pick it up.  An onside kick is just shorter and the kicking team has a higher chance of getting the ball back
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It is too complicated to explain. You can have a look at the link below.\n\nIn brief. It is not allowed for a player of the opposite team to be near your goalpost unless he has the ball or he is "supervised" by your defender. \n\nThink of a hypothetical line that is parallel to the goal line and moves with your last defender (closer to your goalpost). An opponent should not pass this line unless he has the ball.The only other occasion he can pass it is when one of his teammates is throwing the ball to the open space so he can run and get it. This imaginary line is automatically canceled when the ball has passed it or it is between your last defender and your goalkeeper.\n\nA player can be in an offside position only in the opponents half of the field.\n\nIn this world cup a player can be on the other half of the field and not be in an offside position if he is not threatening the other team. This makes things more complicated. Most of the referees if a player is inactive on the other half of the field they say he is in an offside position the moment the ball is thrown over that imaginary line. They consider that in that moment is becoming active and he has not started behind the line to reach the ball so he is in offside.
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When the offensive player goes past the last defensive player on the opposing team (not including the goalie) without the ball.  \n\nIf you have the ball you may go passed any and all players.
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OFSIDE POSITION\nIt is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position if:\n• he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent\nA player is not in an offside position if:\n• he is in his own half of the field of play or\n• he is level with the second last opponent or\n• he is level with the last two opponents\nIn the definition of offside position, “nearer to his opponents’ goal line” means 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 arms are not included in this definition.\n\nYELLOW AND RED CARDS\nYellow and red cards were first introduced in the game by British referee Ken Aston and its first major use was in the 1970 World Cup:\nThe cards are shown to the players who have committed a foul. The color of the card depends on the severity of the foul.\nA yellow card is shown by the referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned.\nA red card is shown by the referee to indicate that a player has been officially send-off or expelled from the game, and must leave the field inmediatly and won't be able to play the rest of the game.\nThe referee can give as many cards as needed, the amount of card given is related to the number of offences (requiring a card)  during the game.\nDuring a game a player can receive:\n1 red card the player,  and the player is expell from the game and no substitute player can come in. \n1 yellow card (the player has been officially cautioned)\n2 yellows card, which is the maximum allow, and it's equivalent to 1 red card and the player has to leave the match (and that's way the referree after the second yellow shows the red card). And like a direct red card, the player can't play the next game for the team and no substitute player can come in.\nBut during the tournament the player can receive any number of cards.\n\nReceving a yellow card caution\nThere are seven different offences that can get you a yellow card:\n# Anything that can be deemed as unsporting behaviour\n# Dissent by word or action\n# Persistent infringement of the laws, for example a series of fouls\n# Delaying the restart of play\n# Not retreating the full ten yards at a free-kick or corner\n# Entering or re-entering the field without the referee's permission\n# Deliberately leaving the field without the referee's permission\n\nReceving a instant red card send-off\nThere are seven offences you can be shown a straight red card for:\n# Serious foul play.This includes a tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent.\n# Violent conduct such as throwing a punch\n# Spitting at an opponent or another person\n# A player other than the goalkeeper denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity by handling the ball\n# A goalkeeper would be similarly punished if they intentionally handle the ball outside their goal area\n# Committing an offence that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (informally known as a professional foul)\n# Using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures\n\nReceiving Second Yellow card\nIf the referee shows a player a second yellow card in the game, the referee will show the second yellow card before holding up the red card, meaning that the player is sent off or expelled from the game.\n\nSuspensions (Red card)\nRule: A red card implies 1 game suspension.\nIf a player gets a red card, in the final game, he will carry over the punishment to the next international game of his team, when he plays.\n\nCarry on the cautions (Yellow card)\nThe exact punishments are determined by tournament or competition rules (not by the Laws of the Game). The cautions are accumulate for a certain phase of a the world cup tournament.\nRules:\n* A yellow card is carry over, and 2 yellow cards equal a red and a 1 game suspension.\n* A yellow card is carry on during the first and second phase of the t
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offsides in soccer is when a player from one team is behind all the defenders and other players of the other team, excluding the goalie, before the ball is kicked to him. After the ball is kicked in his direction or intended for him he can run by the defenders towards the goal.
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NO GOAL. A team cannot score a goal against itself from any restart EXCEPT from a dropped ball.
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actually rules today is fine.. change nothin.. if offside rules were vanished,then lots of players will just stand in front of the goal post and just waitin 4 the ball to come.
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in this case, the striker with the ball is only allowed to pass to the other striker if he is behind him, i.e. he cannot pass forward to the other striker. if he did pass forwards, this would be offside.
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not penalty\nit would be a free kick (indirect)
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-------------------------------\n************************\nO..........O.............O\n....................e .........\n............e+...............       \n\nthe O's represent the defending players and the e's represent the attacking players and the + represents the ball, the l****** is the goal line.\nOffside is when an attacking player passes the ball to a team mate when he is closer to the goal line than any of the defenders.\nif the pass was made in the formation of the diagram above then the player is not offside.\n\n***************************\n .......................e.............\nO..............O...........O.....\n .....................................\n..........e+........................      \n\nif the pass is made when the player is closer to the goal line than the defenders as in the diagram above then the player is offside.\nIt only counts if he is offside the moment the player making the pass strikes the ball to pass it.
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Offside is a Law in football (soccer) which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. Simply put, a player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball with only the goalkeeper or last defender between him and the goal.
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it's actually very simple. \n\nThe object of the game is to score the biggest number of goals in the opposing team's goalpost. \n\nThere are 11 players on each team, and a couple of referees. \n\nTake for example Team A and team B. \n\nWhen a player from team A has the ball and gets knocked down by a player from team B it's called a foul. When a foul occurs, the game is stopped and the ball is given to  team A (in this case). Depending on the part of the field in which the foul occured, team A gets to kick the ball. \n\nIf the foul occurs inside of the small rectangle near the goalpost, then it's called a penalty. And a player from team A gets to shoot at the goal with only team's B goal keeper to stop him. (by stopping him I mean, stopping the ball from going into the goal post)\n\nWhen for example a player from team A kicks the ball and it goes beyond the sidelines, then a player from team B gets possession of the ball. This player is allowed to grab the ball with his hands and throw it to a teammate.\n\nNote:\nplayers can only grab the ball with their hands when the ball goes beyond the sidelines. The goal keeper is allowed to use his hands at all times to catch the ball.\n\nThere are two halfs, each of 45 minutes. At the end of each half,  a few extra minutes of game play are given to make up for any previously lost time. Such as when an injured player has to be carried out of the field.\n\nThe referee has two cards: yellow and red. The yellow one is shown to the player who commits a very dirty foul, or to the player that argues with the referee. The red card is shown to the player who commits an extremely dirty foul, or to a player who has a yellow card and commits yet another foul.\n\nOffsides occur when a player from team A is on team B's side of the field and there's no one from team B standing between the goalkeeper and the player from team A.
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It is sometimes quite confusing!\nGenerally the offensive player cannot wait for the ball behind the last defender not counting the other team's goalie.  If that offensive player shows just a little part of his body or more behind the imaginary line where the last defender is before the ball is kicked and sent forward.\nThe confusing part is whether the offside player is actively or will actively play the ball or not determine whether it is an offside or not.  To me even though the offside player is not actively playing the offside ball, he can distract the defender enough to affect the play, it should be an offside.\nIf the ball is touched or deflected by the defender before the offside player receives the ball, it is still an offside.  But if the defender is trying to control the ball but the ball somehow gets through him or her, it is not an offside.  \nMay be better not to have an offside rule.  It should be the defenders' job not to leave a guy unmarked close to his goal.\nJust me!