SportsAndLady;394224 wrote:He could have been 10 yards offside, it wouldn't matter...he isn't involved in the play, so he is irrelevant.

Laley23;394288 wrote:Bradley wasnt offside. (BTW, what the hell is offsides??)

No one was offside.

The player who mattered (Edu) wasnt offside at all, so even if Bradley was offside it didnt matter (sorry Dave, but the announcer was right...if a player doesnt make an attempt to play the ball its the keepers fault for reacting to him..thats a new stipulation FIFA just added).

Laley23;394288 wrote:Bradley wasnt offside. (BTW, what the hell is offsides??)

No one was offside.

The player who mattered (Edu) wasnt offside at all, so even if Bradley was offside it didnt matter (sorry Dave, but the announcer was right...if a player doesnt make an attempt to play the ball its the keepers fault for reacting to him..thats a new stipulation FIFA just added).

dave;394297 wrote:That is the referee's call, but if Bradley is deemed to interfere with the view of the defender (while being offside) causing an advantage for the offense then it can certainly be called. Look up the rules.

Laley23;394336 wrote:The referee is NEVER gonna make that call and overrule the linesman. I saw it in this game alone where Dempsey was way offside and the ball got played to Findley/Dempsey. Dempsey ran to it, the linesman stopped about to raise flag and then Dempsey stopped and let Findley take it. No offside called. All WC the linesman have NOT called offside if the player doesnt touch the ball let alone not make an attempt to play it. If he had made the call, it wouldve been the wrong one.

Glory Days;394345 wrote:did that play happen infront of the goal though?

dave;394277 wrote:That's not true, not sure why the announcer said that. On this particular play if one of those guys were offsides you have to call it because it would affect how the goalie defends and it also shields everyone behind. The ball was coming across so low it would need to be called. There are many times where players are irrelevant and you don't call it but this wasn't one of those. Doesn't really matter since there was no offsides though.

A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball
touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee,
involved in active play by:
• interfering with play or
• interfering with an opponent or
• gaining an advantage by being in that position

Glory Days;394374 wrote:Per FIFA laws of the game for 09/10:



IF Bradley was offside, he does meet the first 2 requirements.

rock_knutne;394418 wrote:The bottom line is there was no foul and no offside on that play. It's a botched call and this ref should be relieved of his duties permantly.

Laley23;394421 wrote:Agreed. Not to mention, he was awful the whole game. He did the African Cup of Nations Final....I dont know how he was so bad.

Ytowngirlinfla;394460 wrote:The fix was in. Everyone hates the US. Even though we aren't even that good at soccer.

sleeper;394492 wrote:Really bad call. I don't really know a lot about soccer, but I do understand the basics of the game, and that was not an offside, and you can take that to the bank.