📘 Football Guide
Rules, terms and competitions explained so even newcomers can follow the news with ease.
Football's rules and how matches work, explained moment by moment
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Read ›Offside
An attacking player is in an offside position if, at the moment the ball is played to them, they are closer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last opponent. Being involved in active play from this position results in a foul.
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Glossary
- Clean sheet
- Not conceding a goal in a match
- Hat-trick
- Three goals by one player in a single match
- xG (expected goals)
- The sum of scoring probabilities based on shot location and situation
- Derby
- A match between rival teams from the same area