Today’s Football 25/26 Season

That cartoon offside they are showing is wrong, it's a lot closer in the real pictures.

the ball ricochets off the defender with no real control then the offside striker is penalised, because the phase of play from the teammate’s pass is still considered active.

If the defender deliberately plays the ball (e.g. attempts a tackle, interception, or clearance and makes contact with control/intent), the striker is not offside, even if the ball goes straight to them.


Hmm, it looks more like the 2nd thing to me after watching the replay.
 

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