re: I don’t watch a ton of soccer but for the life of me

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I love how there is offsides or positional rules in almost every damn sport but this is the only one people ever bitch about

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Illegal procedure for football.


Not enough men on the line, player not set at the snap, illegal motion, player not covered, ineligible receiver down the field (this one is just as frustrating as offside in soccer...I said it), etc., etc.



There's all kinds of stupid rules in every sport. Basketball has time limits on being in the paint for crying out loud (granted, basketball just sort of ignores its rules nowadays).

Baseball not only has official rules, it also has "Unspoken" rules that people are supposed to adhere to. I don't know how you're supposed to learn those rules if they arent spoken,,,but there you are.

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Yeah Why make it harder to score than it already is? And I don't understand it either.

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I bet you loved LSU/Bama 9-6

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It would be better if the entire player has to be past the second to last defender, rather than just one body part

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What’s better about forcing defenses into low blocks? You couldn’t even run offside traps anymore. Open space in the attacking third disappears and the game becomes substantially more defensive/boring

The Wenger rule has no traction where it matters (UEFA) for a reason

Think of it being opposite of basketball being allowed to camp out on your opponents goal and wait for a pass. Then realize the govt stepped in and said it's politically incorrect to do that so no more break away passes. Stay behind the defender unless he kicks it to time your sprint to goal.