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Old 06-11-2010, 09:02 AM   #718
Jimmy Stang
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A player is in an offside position if he is in his opponents' half of the field and is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the next to last opponent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside...on_football%29

It is a bit of a strange one, because usually it is the last defender AND the keeper. But if the keeper comes forward, things get a little crazy.
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