Like most things in football, the offside rule is pretty simple - but there are a few situations that can make the calmest of managers blow their top. The 'active' ruling for example. Players can be ...

When players or fans first get involved with ice hockey, the first rule to understand is the offside rule. Without it, the game makes little sense, often simply looking like boxing on ice.

For all the other players, the offside line is an imaginary line drawn through the 'hindmost' foot of the last player in the scrum. No player apart from the eight forwards and scrum-halves are allowed ...