Soccer: Should the offside rule be scrapped?

by Paul Nunn

The debate is more not should the offside rule be scrapped but should it be returned to it's original form. The offside rule has existed t prevent attacking players from rema...read more

by Sean Curtis

In soccer, the offside rule is one of the more difficult rules for a referee to call and for a novice player or observer to understand. In fact, to explain it in writing is prob...read more

by Ian Buchanan

This really is a bit more complex than yes or no. Offside is a rule of the game, and the vast majority of both players and spectator understand the gist of it, more or less. Lik...read more

by Phil Hill

Why would you want to scrap a rule that would lead to more defensive soccer. As things stand, attackers and defenders have to use their skill to beat the offside trap. Remove th...read more

by Graham Fisher

The offside rule in one form or another has been an integral part of the rules of football since the early nineteenth century. To remove the rule altogether would be a change to...read more

by Paul Schilling

Should the off side rule be scrapped in soccer? Without the slightest hesitation let me ask you a question: In American 'gridiron' football should wide receivers be able to disr...read more

by Sophie Picton

No. If the offside rule is scrapped then there will be no difference between low league sides and top premiership clubs. one team would just have a player near the 18 yard box ...read more