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The offside rule: or the most complicated thing in football

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The offside rule is so complicated and difficult to judge that sports scientists have recently been looking into employing state-of-the-art infrared light beams to detect when a player is deemed to be in an offside position These beams will be shone across the pitch in line with the back row of players and pick up when the beam of light is broken by an attacking player (how the hell will they know?). A more detailed explanation is available on the official English Football Association website.

Whether this new technology will aid and abet the game is yet to be seen, and the job of the assistant referee is still a difficult one ? especially if you only have one eye, a limp and were born out of wedlock.

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