With the countdown for the FIFA World Cup's kickoff drawing closer and closer, here is a guideline of new rules and breakdowns of how certain plays work.

Understanding soccer's offside rule hinges on timing — it's about a player's position when the ball is passed, not received.

Soccer, otherwise known as football, is a relatively simple sport. Eleven players play on each team who, aside from the goalkeeper, can't touch the ball with their hands and must put the ball in the back of the net more times than the other team.

In football, a player is in an offside position if he/she is past the opponents last line of defense once the ball is released. In short, they are offside if nearer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. Where did the ...

COMPUTER-drawn 3D avatars of EVERY World Cup player will allow quicker and more accurate VAR calls this month. Fifa tech experts will scan all 1248 players on duty in the USA, Canada and Mexico

PARIS, June 6 (Reuters) - Referees wearing body cameras and an upgraded offside detection system will be among the headline innovations at this year’s Club World Cup in the United States, FIFA said on Friday. For the first time at a FIFA tournament ...