About This Trend

Offside is a rule in football where an attacking player is in a position ahead of the ball and the second-to-last defender when the ball is played forward. This rule is intended to prevent attacking players from gaining an unfair advantage.

The term is trending due to a recent controversial offside decision in a match between Kawasaki Frontale and Yokohama F. Marinos. The decision involved forward Yū Kobayashi, whose offside position was deemed to have had no impact on the play, leading to a penalty being awarded. .

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