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Refs don't tend to call it anything. They just blow their whistle and dish out the punishment, it's not their job to name the laws so that players are educated about IFAB's terminology. They apply the law and try to keep any discussions brief, which would include trying to speak in terms the...

Because the laws bias toward goalscoring. It's why officials are supposed to give benefit of the doubt to the attacking team at offsides. It's why the offside rule won't go back to 'anyone in an offside position when the ball is played is offside regardless of if they have any impact on the...