19 June 2014

What The ‘Offside’ Rule In Football Means

[Click here to view the video in this article]







If you’ve been following the World Cup, you might have wondered what it means when a referee rules a player for being offside.



According to Wikipedia, a player is offside when he is “closer to the opponent’s goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last defender.”



To help you visualize this sometimes contentious rule, video company Wyzowl has helpfully created a short animation that shows you exactly how it works.



Check out the short video below.





























[via Visual.ly and Wyzowl, video via Wyzowl]