The Offside Rule

Was it a lot different back in the day?? I was on a FIFA video game forum and some guy said Pele scored his goals in an era where there was no offside, is that true? I don't think it is, but I have never watched a full game that was played back then to know...

Goals that are scored with a "more lenient" offside rule shouldn't be held in the same regard imo..

Swagg_Johnson wrote:some guy said Pele scored his goals in an era where there was no offside

There are some guys that you shouldnt be taking too seriously

drakefyre wrote:

Swagg_Johnson wrote:some guy said Pele scored his goals in an era where there was no offside

There are some guys that you shouldnt be taking too seriously

Lol, I know.. I didn't believe him but then again rules change over the years in sports.. Even though I didn't believe there wasn't an offside rule period, it got me thinking that maybe it was more lenient

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(association_football)#History

google.com is a cool website.

Funny how you credit google for the info when it is epic wiki that had it all along

Lionel Messi wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(association_football)#History

google.com is a cool website.

Obviously I went there, but wtf is this:

A set of rules dated 1856 was discovered, over a hundred years later, in the library of Shrewsbury School. It is probably closely modelled on the Cambridge Rules and is thought to be the oldest set still in existence. Rule No. 9 required more than three defensive players to be ahead of an attacker who plays the ball. The rule states:

If the ball has passed a player and has come from the direction of his own goal, he may not touch it till the other side have kicked it, unless there are more than three of the other side before him. No player is allowed to loiter between the ball and the adversaries' goal.