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aggiesal

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18. This happened during the Spain/Portugal game ...
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 02:37 AM
8 hrs ago

I mentioned I would post an image to verify what I'm complaining about.
I asked why Messi goal wasn't offside?

I was told the ball wasn't sent to the offside player, so thenplaynwas onside

In today's Spain/Portugal game this is exactly what happened.
Player 10 was called offsides when the pass went to Player 22.

Messi goal was onside, the goal counter, because the ball wasn't passed to the Offline player.
Spain was called Offside when the ball wasn't passed to the Offside player.

Messi onside, goal good.
Spain offside.


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Is the pass to the offside player or Messi? House of Roberts Saturday #1
It went ro Messi, but the goalie still has to account for the other player. ... aggiesal Saturday #4
I'd welcome a short, cogent explanation Bobstandard Saturday #2
See post 3. I hope that's a good explanation underpants Saturday #5
Not buying that explanation. See my response #7. n/t aggiesal Saturday #8
Thanks. I didn't realize there was an actual Messi rule Bobstandard Saturday #13
That's what I thought it referred to too underpants Saturday #14
If you know how offside works in hockey EarlG Saturday #9
When the ball is passed, the player who ends up receiving it underpants Saturday #3
What if the defending team is the last to touch the ball in a melee? House of Roberts Saturday #6
The defender touching it resets everything and the ball is open to everyone underpants Saturday #10
Not buying it. I've seen Offsides called under this same condition, plenty of times. ... aggiesal Saturday #7
That was how I understood it when I played underpants Saturday #11
No spolier alerts. Thanks n/t aggiesal Saturday #12
To be ruled offside, a player must be "in active play" muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #15
Here is why, I feel the way I do ... aggiesal Yesterday #16
Years ago, the "in active play" qualification wasn't there muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #17
This happened during the Spain/Portugal game ... aggiesal 8 hrs ago #18
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