offside

adverb or adjective

off·side ˈȯf-ˈsīd

: illegally in advance of the ball or puck

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This is an admirable achievement considering that Los Blancos were as many as six points behind their Barca following a 4-0 thrashing in El Clasico, where Mbappe was caught offside eight times by Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez's infamous trap. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 But the Panthers were ruled offside after a successful challenge by Brind’Amour. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024 Liverpool’s England international right-back finds Salah’s run behind the defence and Davis tries to play him offside, but Jota’s movement brings Ipswich’s other centre-back, Woolfenden, deeper. —

Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024 The French forward struggled to impact the game, missing two good chances, and was caught offside eight times during the contest. —

Matias Grez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for offside