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“Leyton Orient’s Charlie Kelman was four yards offside when he netted against Stockport in the League One playoff semi-finals,” starts Jessica Hibbert. “What’s the longest distance a player has been clearly offside before scoring?”
Referencing the essence of Annie Hall, let’s clear Jeff Astle from the discussion for easier analysis of offside goals. His notorious goal at Elland Road in April 1971 isn’t pertinent here as Jessica is specifically inquiring about goal scorers in an offside position. That incident’s controversy – “And Leeds will go mad! And they’ve every right to go mad!” – revolved around Colin Suggett’s position and whether he influenced the play.
Roberto Baggio (Italy 2-1 England, 1990, although a penalty probably should have been awarded moments earlier, and don’t mention Nicola Berti’s disallowed goal in the same match)
Carlos Tevez (Argentina 3-1 Mexico, 2010)
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