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Under the offside law, a player is in an offside position if any part of their body (except hands and arms) is nearer to the opponents' goal line than which two things?
CORRECT ANSWER
Both the ball and the second-last opponent
A player is in an offside position if they are nearer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (usually the last outfield defender) when the ball is played.
ALL OPTIONS
โBoth the ball and the second-last opponent
BOnly the ball
COnly the last defender
DThe halfway line only
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Answer: No โ they are only penalized if they become involved in active play
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Answer: No, the offside law does not apply directly from a throw-in
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Answer: No, the offside law does not apply directly from a corner kick
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Answer: Yellow
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Answer: Two
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Answer: 1970