Do you really understand the Offside rule? Take the quiz and find out

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Technically not a very difficult rule to understand if you are a seasoned football fan, but the offside rule could still be tricky at times in a game as fast as football. Codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game, the law basically states a player will be flagged offside if he touches or is played the ball by a fellow teammate while positioned closer to the opposition goal line than the last opponent (not the goalkeeper).?

But how well do you understand what is and what isn't offside? Here are five scenarios.

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