A defender (Team A) takes a free kick and passes the ball to an attacker (Team A) who is standing in an offside position in the opponents’ half. The attacker then moves back into Team A’s own half and plays the ball. What is the correct decision?

Question

Accepted Answer

The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to Team B at the position where the offside offence occurred – where the attacker played the ball and thus interfered with play.