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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Súper sábado de Clausura 2026 con River vs Huracán y Clásico en Córdoba: partidos, horarios y TV Hora y TV para los partidos del sábado de Clausura 2026, con la presentación de River ante Huracán, la ...

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 ...