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Real Salt Lake: Referees reverse call on would-be Real score

Check out the replay of the goal. When the ball hit Findley's head, there is a defender near the corner that keeps Beckerman in an onside position. Again, another horrible call by one of the great MLS officials.

Let's get one thing straight. The referees did not disagree. The Assistant Referee needed to know if the offside player (Beckerman) touched the ball or not which is why the referee went over. That's all that was discussed in that conversation. The Assistant Referee didn't raise his flag because he needed to know if the offside player touched the ball or not (which he did). Great teamwork by the officials to get the call right.

Not Offside, don't jump on the "MLS Officiating sucks" bandwagon, because it doesn't (even FIFA agrees). Frankly, MLS referees are the scapegoats for teams who can't score/win and the uninformed spectators need someone to blame for their problems (when in fact they should look in the mirror for the biggest problem). Educate and think for yourself.

If MLS wants more scoring perhaps they should get competent officials. Beckerman was 2 yards onside when the ball hit Findleys head. The man gaurding the corner kick just stood there 3 yards from the endline the entire time. When the ball hit Findley's head Beckerman was about 5 yards out running towards goal. The official just looked up say Beckerman was past everyone when he hit it in the goal. It's the kind of officiating you expect from a Rec soccer official, not a pro soccer official. Go back and watch the tape and freeze it the sec. the ball hits Findley. Then look at Beckerman and then look at the man out gaurding Morales. Not even close.

RSL should protest the game just so the league has to admit they blew the call. The side official should at least be called out for being an idiot.

All that being said: RSL stop kicking wild 30 yard shots. You can't put them on goal so knock it off!

I think you are both partially right. I watched the replays from multiple angles and it appears Beckerman was a tad bit offsides. I stopped the frame as it hit Findley's head and Beckerman is 1/2 offsides. That said, Beckerman was onsides when he started his run. I don't know how Refs can even think they are calling games correctly. It tooke me multiple views from different angles before I could figure it out. Close call though.

why did beckerman even touch the ball. It was going in without his "assistance" so why interfear with it.
All this blame goes to the ref (who in my opinion got the call right, but how he called it was horrible.) when really it should go to beckerman and his dumb move of reaching to get another goal himself.
The biggest problem I have with the AR is that he had appeared to award the goal by running back up the line, then hesitated (ironically at this time the play was showed on the jumbotron) and then signals for the center to come over. Ok, so he is trying to get the call right, but in a total wrong way. Also, his excuse is pathetic. How does he think that the ball just magically changes direction...?
And yes, MLS officials are horrible. Not because of the calls they make, but because of their lack of consistency