I last played FIFA 20111 or 2013. Moving on to FC25, I feel like the offside rules has significantly changed (or they added the video monitoring thing into the game)
Can someone help me clarify offsides rules? I was under the impression that offsides is when the ball is in front of the second to last defender, at the point of contact with the ball, no legal playable part of the body may be past the second to last defender.
However, I swear in FC25, I’ve gotten an offsides after the keeper touches it but doesn’t hold on to it, and I pass to someone else past the second defender.
That, and I swear I’ve gotten an offsides for having a hand or part of an arm past the last defender.
From memory, the official rules draw the line for offside in a VAR review at the most advanced part of the striker’s body, which can legally play the ball (including to the bottom of the sleeve, on the arm). FIFA or FC25 normally follows that rule.
Also, there must be 2 opposition players in a more advanced position of the pitch, at the last touch from a team mate.
So if striker 1 shoots the ball, the keeper parries it before striker 2 scores the follow up, the goal only stands if striker 2 was in an onside position when striker 1 shoots the ball. Otherwise it is offside.
Some caveats are that it is not offside if the pass comes from an opposition player, and nor if the ball is played backwards. But these are not new rules to offside.
Hope this word vomit makes sense…
Oh, a keeper parry doesn’t count as possession and possession lost?
Ugh, that must be where I’m screwing up. Thank you