Just a little reminder to the FIFA guys who control the images for TV transmissions of the World Cup matches:
"A player is in an offside position when closer to the opponent's goal line than
both the
ball and the second-to-last defender (usually the last outfield player, the goalkeeper counting as last defender), and also in the opponent's half of the pitch."
source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offsid...on_football%29
In the third goal of Brazil against Cameroon today, Fred was
NOT closer to the opponent's goal line than the
ball, at the moment when the ball was launched from the other Brazilian player.
Fred was closer to the opponent's goal line than the second-to-last defender, but NOT closer than the ball.
But the morons of FIFA who control the images for TV transmission showed to the whole world an "offside line" that only took in consideration the second-to-last defender, but completely ignored the position of THE BALL, that was closer to Cameroon's goal line than Fred was, at the moment of the passing.
So, Fred was NOT in offside position, and the third goal of Brazil was completely legal.
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