A referee forum debates an offside situation where a defender dispossesses an attacker and the ball ends up with a teammate who was in an offside position. The assistant referee flags, but the center referee waves it down and allows the goal—sparking discussion about whether the defender’s touch counts as a deliberate play that resets offside.
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