GISTers, are VAR offside calls harming the integrity of the game? 👀⚽⁣ •⁣⁣ France (in blue) defeated England (in white) 2–1 in their opening group stage match. The loss followed an early goal by Alessia Russo in the 16th minute, which was ultimately called back after what many are calling a controversial offside decision on Beth Mead in the buildup. 😳⁣⁣ •⁣⁣ On episode #474 of "The GIST of It," co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz discuss offside and VAR in professional soccer. Offsides is so the drama… 🫣⁣ •⁣ The Rule: In soccer, the offside rule stops players from gaining an unfair edge by staying too close to the opponent’s goal. A player is offside if they’re in the opponent’s half and closer to the goal than both the ball and the second-last defender (which includes the goalkeeper) when the ball is passed to them. 📋⁣ •⁣ Tune into today’s episode of “The GIST of It”, available wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧 #thegist⁣ •⁣ #womenssports #soccer #womenssoccer #podcast #thegistofit...