castlegreen":16kyknzp said:It is the new rule - came in last season - the free kick was taken from where the ball was touched - you can now be given a free kick against you for off side in your own half
Yes this is one of the more bizzare interpretations of the offside rule - see below from the LOAF on the FA website:
a player CAN NOT be in an offside POSITION in their own half
a player CAN commit an offside OFFENCE in their own half if they go back into their own half from an offside position
With the exception of offences in the goal area, throughout the Laws every free kick is awarded from the place where the offence occurs so it is logical that this should also apply to offside.