You cannot be offside in your own half.
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Can you be offside if you collect the ball in your own half?
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You cannot be offside in your own half.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Correct
You could stand on their goal line for 89 minutes if you like, the Lino cannot flag you offside in your own half - ever.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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If you are in the opposition half when the ball is played, but receive it in your own half, as was the case yesterday, you are offside.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Were you at the game yesterday?
That means under NO circumstances.
If you have tracked back from an offside position, then crossing the half way line automatically puts you in an onside position.
Sussex on Leith
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By coincidence: this week's "you are the ref" strip in the Observer (number 3):
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/06/newcastleunited-laws-of-football#_
In next week's strip: a corner kick bounces off the post back to the corner taker, who controls the ball...
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/06/newcastleunited-laws-of-football#_
In next week's strip: a corner kick bounces off the post back to the corner taker, who controls the ball...
dougdeep
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Do keep up
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Then you should know you are wrong!
Lingard collected the ball in our half, but when the ball was played to him he was in the opposition half.
Correct Decision offside to give him offside.
Geriatric Seagull
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It was tried for a season in the Conference a few years back. It led to total confusion for players and officials. As a linesman, not only was I trying to focus on what was going on but also had to keep reminding myself that there was no offside because it was a free kick! The players were equally confused! The other problem was that the change only applied to Conference games e.g. FA Cup on Saturday, usual rules, League game midweek no offside- result chaos! It was scrapped after one season.
I'm answering the question can you be offside in your own half though, not commenting on Lingard's decision.
No, the question is "can you be offside if you collect the ball in your own half?" The answer is yes, I f you were in an offside position when the ball was played.
tinycowboy
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Thanks for that. Linesmen and referees have to be able to see everything all at once as well as be able to make the right decision every time. If they can't do this, they are liable to be abused. Who'd want to subject themselves to that? Good on you for putting yourself in that position - there'd be no matches if there were no refs or linesmen.
No, you cannot be flagged offside in your own half - ever.
The offside doesn't occur in your own half, but you can be stood in your own half when the offside is flagged.
If you are stood in an offside position (opposition half obviously) and the ball is played in your direction, if you can somehow get back into your half before actually receiving the ball, then you are onside.
The original offside position is nullified.
You cannot be offside if you receive a ball in your own half.
The law is based on when the ball is played. Not when it is received.