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Number Of Playe-nThe current offside law stipulates that a player is offside if any part of their body that can legally play the ball is beyond the last defender when the ball is played to them, excluding the hands and arms. This marks a departure from the earlier emphasis on the second-to-last defender and introduces a more precise criterion for determining offside positions. VAR's involvement has further intensified discussions, as close and marginal decisions are scrutinized through video replays, sometimes leading to contentious outcomes.