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Originally posted by ejstuart
What's the advantage to that? Someone always needs to be even with the second to last defender, and close enough to the touchline to determine fouls.
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As I see it, the advantage is that if play is on the far side of the field, the lead official (former AR) can cheat to the center and keep a closer eye on the boxed play - instead of hoping to see something from 45 yards away, over a crown in the middle of the field. If nothing else, it gives the lead official a good view of play and the entire endline to determine corner kicks and goal kicks.