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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	Commentator usually says it was offside, it was offside foul, he was in offside position, etc., when someone violates the offside rule. Likewise in slow motion, they�... Was it the case here? I wouldn't give a pentalty for this. 2) He was in offside POSITION. That doesn't automatically mean offside. He didn't interfere with play in�... Jul 19, 2010 ... The replays are pretty clear that he was in offside position, despite (Dutch) announcer Ruud Gullit's assertions otherwise. RvP certainly thought�... Jun 18, 2012 ... When he was in offside first of all and then received the ball from his team mate. Basically its ok to sit in an offside position wait for your team�...

messi is in offside

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he was in offside

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Commentator usually says it was offside, it was offside foul, he was in offside position, etc., when someone violates the offside rule. Likewise in slow motion, they�...
Was it the case here? I wouldn't give a pentalty for this. 2) He was in offside POSITION. That doesn't automatically mean offside. He didn't interfere with play in�...
Jul 19, 2010 ... The replays are pretty clear that he was in offside position, despite (Dutch) announcer Ruud Gullit's assertions otherwise. RvP certainly thought�...
Jun 18, 2012 ... When he was in offside first of all and then received the ball from his team mate. Basically its ok to sit in an offside position wait for your team�...