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Don't worry about the outcome; just ref the match. The possible outcome of the match should never affect your decision making.

Selective hearing?

How about pick the best frame to check onside/offside; then, check the preceding frame and the succeeding frame to see if it shows the same decision (onside/offside). If there is any difference in onside/offside between the three frames, we are in the margin of error so stick with the on-field...

Correct, you are either onside or offside but sometimes it's impossible to tell; there'll always be a small error depending on camera angles, frame rates, other players blocking cameras, ect... The Sterling case shows that sometimes it's too close to call. In cricket, they stick with the...

Thames

Bluetooth it is, then!

I think the offside line would be much easier to see on TV if they changed the law to only consider feet for offside rather than the player's whole body (except the arms) because feet are almost always on/near the ground, and that's where the offside line is drawn (on the ground).

In this hypothetical scenario: - If Sterling had encroached, the penalty would rightly be retaken. - If Sterling had not encroached but a teammate of his did encroach, the goal would be awarded despite the law requiring a retake. It is only fair to apply the law all of the time and for VAR to...

The law states the penalty must be retaken if both teams encroach but VAR is only used to penalise the defending team. Not fair.

Hate to say I told you so but... I told you so. It happened in the Tottenham - Aston Villa match.

Both teams encroached: Penalty missed -> Retake. Penalty scored -> Would NOT have been retaken. Fair?

Newcastle

Watching his eyes, he appears to be looking away at the point of contact - not easy to hit a moving target like that. I'm convinced it was accidental. And, I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt.

Assistant put his flag up straight away for the very very tight offside call when he's not supposed to. Michael Oliver delayed his whistle just in case but it could've been awkward if the ball went in the net.

Guys, relax. The solution is obviously to just remain in the centre circle - nothing can go wrong!

Also, no mention on what to do if the ball is rolled along the ground (not 'lifted' up) on to the head of a defender who is lying down and then picked up by the keeper?

Beach

@JamesL The IFAB is famous for its poor wording. I believe they just point to the 'spirit of the game' when people find loopholes.

Are you suggesting our public broadcaster would feed us inaccurate information? 😉

Not sure if this is just poorly worded from the BBC but here is a quote from a recent BBC Sport article: For offsides, the Premier League is advising assistant referees to flag for clear incidents, but to keep their flag down for tight calls, knowing these will be corrected by VAR should it be...