Football when is the ball over the line

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During a soccer game, the head referee is responsible for determining whether a ball fully crosses the plane of the goal. In some games, a head referee is aided by linesmen who help advise the head referee on calls.

Linesmen are especially useful for determining a goal because they follow the movement of the ball from the sidelines.

Their position at the side of the field gives linesmen a perfect vantage point for seeing directly across the plane of the goal. Another consideration for ball position in soccer is out-of-bounds calls.

A ball is only out of bounds when it crosses over the out-of-bounds line completely. Often, out of bounds is a wide white strip of chalk or paint. The painted portion is considered in-bounds in soccer. The ball is only out when it crosses completely over the line.

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