WilliamMunny
Well-known member
I was genuinely amazed that Eric Dier argued this point to the referee in defence of the Kane goal ruled out for offside. Then even more amazed to find Rio Ferdinand, Jamie O'Hara and several other pundits state the same thing. Looking at comments online, it seems that half the country thinks there is an actual rule about this.
I'm 48 and to my knowledge the direction of the ball has never been relevant to offside, so why do so many people, including the majority of players it seems, think you can't be offside if the ball goes backwards?
I'm 48 and to my knowledge the direction of the ball has never been relevant to offside, so why do so many people, including the majority of players it seems, think you can't be offside if the ball goes backwards?