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Old 12-27-2012, 11:44 AM   #1223
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Originally Posted by Bagor View Post
Explain to me by the definition of the rule how Cisse tugging at Evans hand/arm whilst in an offside position is not a textbook example by the above definition, interference and therefore offside?
From what I've seen it looks more like Evans was interfering Cisse and, therefore, taking himself out of the 'active' part of the game.


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Originally Posted by GirlySports View Post
Even if he's not jostling, just by his mere presence he's 'distracting' the defender. Passive offside means you're not interfering with play and usually quite a few yards away from a defender.
Although this is what I think offside should be, it is no longer part of the definition.
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