Having previously worked as an assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Enzo Maresca is often considered a coaching disciple of the Spaniard — like Mikel Arteta, his opposite number in Chelsea’s ...

For over two months, Barcelona have taken pride in catching their opponents offside countless times in each match. Hansi Flick’s strategy of deploying a high backline was always going to be a risky ...

Man City star Erling Haaland explains his incredible discipline in staying onside following a controversial winner in the ...

The vignette of Aston Villa’s back four, heads tilted towards the assistant referee with one arm raised, is common. Trapping opposition attackers offside has become Villa’s fisherman’s net. It catches ...

After the NBA dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard illegally in 2019, taking five first-round picks and suspending multiple officials, ...

FOOTBALL fans are up in arms after a Canadian Premier League club found a last-minute winner through Arsene Wenger’s new ...

Hansi Flick stuck to his bold strategy of playing with a high defensive line for his visit to the Santiago Bernabéu. It’s his philosophy, and he’s sticking with it until the end; after all, it earned ...

Soccer, otherwise known as football, is a relatively simple sport. Eleven players play on each team who, aside from the goalkeeper, can't touch the ball with their hands and must put the ball in the ...

Erling Haaland revealed why VAR suits him after saying the "worst thing" he can do is stray offside after his record of beating traps came to an end against Fulham. The Norway striker ended his ...

Originally designed in response to the offside trap perfected by Rinus Michels, the offside rule is now unfathomable, as displayed by Kylian Mbappé's goal.

Weird and wonderful things are happening at Barcelona this season. Their games have brought more goals than any other team in Europe’s top five leagues. They have trapped more opponents offside than ...