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Offside on nearside
Offside on near side
There are three different signals that an assistant referee can make for an offside decision, and these are dependant on where the offside offence is committed.

The position where the assistant holds his flag makes it clear to the referee, players and spectators which player is being penalised for offside.

If a player on the side of the pitch nearest to the assistant is deemed to be offside then the flag is pointed down towards the ground in front of the body.

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