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lee65
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35 yard line would make it interesting, also easier for linesmen to keep up with play


This was one of the few ideas from America a few years back that we could've learned from.  Stops teams from trying to play offside on halfway, and because it effectively make the "middle third" bigger it gives better players space to play in, and makes it harder to just pack a congested midfield

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My memory may be failing me but in some sort of pre-season "beer" cup, Watney's or something, wasn't the offside line drawn along the edge of the penalty area?
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My memory may be failing me but in some sort of pre-season "beer" cup, Watney's or something, wasn't the offside line drawn along the edge of the penalty area?


I remember that the Watney Cup featured the first penalty shoot out but dont recall the offside line as described. i may simply have forgotten it.

I recall that it was in the early USA soccer in 70;s
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I remember that the Watney Cup featured the first penalty shoot out but dont recall the offside line as described. i may simply have forgotten it.

I recall that it was in the early USA soccer in 70;s


http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Articles/SOS-TheWatneyCup.htm

According to that site, offside restricted to the penalty area.
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