A midfielder plays a through ball towards two team-mates: a winger in an onside position (who controls the ball) and an attacker in an offside position (who does not move towards the ball and does not interfere with any opponent). Both players then run into the opponents’ penalty area, and the winger passes the ball to the attacker, who is now in an onside position. What is the correct decision if the attacker scores a goal?

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Accepted Answer

The attacker who was initially in an offside position did not commit an offside offence when the ball went to and was initially played by the winger (their team-mate). After that, a new phase of play started, and the attacker was then onside when the ball was passed to them, so the referee awards the goal.