Spurs goal disallowed for one of worst offside calls ever

It looked like Jan Vertonghen scored a late goal -- his second of the match -- to give Tottenham Hotspur a 3-1 lead on Sunderland and put a nice little bow on their win. Only after he put the ball into the open net, he looked back and the linesman’s flag was off for offside.

Let’s take a look at this offside call.

Hmmm. That’s ... interesting.

Now let’s take a look at the FIFA Laws of the Game, which state:

Not offside position if:

- In his own half of the field of play.

Back to the Vertonghen play.

So about that call...

Linesmen who know the rules is usually a plus.

Spurs still won, 2-1, so luckily the lineman’s blunder did not affect the result and we can laugh at this as much as we want.