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he was in offside vs messi is in offside

Both phrases are not correct in English. The correct phrase to use is 'he was offside' or 'Messi is offside'. 'Offside' is an adjective in this context and should not be preceded by 'in'.

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he was in offside

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Offside' should be used as an adjective without 'in'.

The correct phrase is 'he was offside'. 'Offside' is an adjective that describes the player's position in relation to the opponents when a rule is broken in soccer.
  • Commentator usually says it was offside, it was offside foul, he was in offside position, etc., when someone violates the offside rule. Likewise in slow motion, they ...
  • Was it the case here? I wouldn't give a pentalty for this. 2) He was in offside POSITION. That doesn't automatically mean offside. He didn't interfere with play in ...
  • Jul 19, 2010 ... The replays are pretty clear that he was in offside position, despite (Dutch) announcer Ruud Gullit's assertions otherwise. RvP certainly thought ...
  • Jun 18, 2012 ... When he was in offside first of all and then received the ball from his team mate. Basically its ok to sit in an offside position wait for your team ...

Alternatives:

  • he was offside

messi is in offside

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Offside' should be used as an adjective without 'in'.

The correct phrase is 'Messi is offside'. 'Offside' is an adjective that describes the player's position in relation to the opponents when a rule is broken in soccer.

Alternatives:

  • Messi is offside

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