The beautiful game would be very ugly if offside didn't exist. At the World Cup you'll see it often.

That responsibility requires elite conditioning. Before stepping onto the pitch, every World Cup referee must pass a demanding fitness test designed by FIFA. The evaluation measures speed, endurance, ...

“We don’t want to celebritise referees, but we want to humanise them,” says Howard Webb, chief refereeing officer for Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), while sitting pitchside in ...

It might be the most intimidating rule to learn as a new fan of the game. Even for the diehards, it inspires heated debates on a near-weekly basis. That's right: it's the offside rule. With the 2026 ...

The Sporting News breaks down the offside rule, how it is enforced and why it's a part of the game.

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - FIFA is weighing up the introduction of new refereeing technologies and stricter timekeeping rules at the 2026 World Cup as it looks to build on trials conducted at this ...

After years of controversy over marginal offside decisions and the growing influence of video assistant referees, FIFA is now testing a potential alternative. Starting in April 2026, the Canadian ...

From VAR to virtual offside lines to Ref Cam, an essential guide explaining how the key tools of modern football work.

LOS ANGELES — The World Cup is underway n the United States, Canada and Mexico. With World Cup fever picking up, many fans are new to the game and are learning the rules. Few rules in sports create ...