Tricky football rule published on coin

How best to explain football's offside rule has been a conversation staple for years - so someone's had the bright idea of publishing an explainer on the back of a coin.

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Published 5 January 2012 11:40am

Updated 24 February 2015 5:08pm

Source: BBC

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It's been a pub conversation staple for years - how to best explain football's offside rule.

Well, if you've never been sure of the rule which can sometimes mean the difference between defeat and glory, grab hold of one of the UK's new 50p coins, if you can.

The BBC reports on the Olympic year commemorative piece.

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