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A defender’s touch does not always reset offside
Separate a rebound from a controlled attempt to play the ball when an offside-positioned attacker receives a defender’s touch.
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Offside after a throw-in: the next teammate’s touch matters
The direct-receipt exemption from three football restarts ends when the ball passes through a teammate.
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A ball can overhang the touchline and remain in play
Use the whole-ball test to interpret boundary close-ups without confusing the contact patch with the ball’s full outline.
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Why play can stop after the ball hits the referee
A match official’s touch leads to a dropped ball only in specified situations; contact alone does not settle the decision.
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A dropped ball needs two players before a goal
Dribbling after a dropped ball adds touches, but it does not add a second player for the direct-goal restriction.
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A direct kick-off goal works differently at the two ends
A kick-off can score directly against the opponents, while an untouched ball entering the kicker’s own goal has a different restart.
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