{"id":360746,"date":"2026-07-13T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/forget-red-cards-heres-why-offside-is-soccers-most-polarizing-rule\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:00:18","slug":"forget-red-cards-heres-why-offside-is-soccers-most-polarizing-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/forget-red-cards-heres-why-offside-is-soccers-most-polarizing-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget red cards, here\u2019s why offside is soccer\u2019s most polarizing rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yiPf1vh-Fn4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Forget red cards, here\u2019s why offside is soccer\u2019s most polarizing rule\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yiPf1vh-Fn4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The difference between World Cup glory and defeat can come down to the width of a shirtsleeve or the tip of a knee. 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