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How to pronounce offside in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms offsides


the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside.
Type Words
Type of fault, error, mistake

Examples of offside

offside
Its decline has been hastened, though, by the liberalization of the offside law.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
First, however, they attempted to draw the Lions offside with a hard snap count.
From the dailyherald.com
He looked like a poor man's Pippo Inzahgi, always offside and generally useless.
From the guardian.co.uk
Derry tangled with Ashley Young, who was offside, with the contact questionable.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson argued unsuccessfully that Bengtson was offside.
From the dailyherald.com
The goal wouldn't have counted, as he was offside, but what a miss nevertheless.
From the guardian.co.uk
Shingler wasn't offside in the refs mind if it wasn't knocked forward by Lamont.
From the guardian.co.uk
Eto'o hooked a ball up and over for Milito, but Milito had strayed yards offside.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Unlucky moment for Australia as Ashley-Cooper gets pinged for accidental offside.
From the odt.co.nz
More examples
  • Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside"
  • (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
  • Illegally in advance of the ball or puck
  • Offside is a 2009 Australian romantic comedy written and directed by Gian Carlo Petraccaro (under the name Gian Carlo), and produced by Matthew Salleh at Urtext Film Productions.
  • Offside is Law XI in the publication Laws of the Game written by the IFAB and published by FIFA. The law states that, if a player is in an offside position when the ball is touched or played by a team mate, he may not become actively involved in the play. ...
  • There is currently no offside rule in field hockey. There were prior offside rules, rules that restricted the positioning of players from the attacking team in a way similar to the offside rule in soccer. The offside rules were changed as the rules of field hockey changed. ...
  • In American football and Canadian football, a penalty is a sanction called against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul. Officials initially signal penalties by tossing a bright yellow colored "penalty flag" onto the field toward or at the spot of a foul. ...
  • An offside play; the right side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle; In an illegal position ahead of the ball; To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk, e.g. an offside diner (restaurant. ...
  • (Offsides) during rucks, scrums, lineouts, and mauls an imaginary line is present over which any player crossing before the set piece is completed committs a penalty.