There are a few rules in football that are just downright confusing, and one of those rules was recently asked as a question on ITV's hit quiz show The Chase.Most of the strange rules in football arise from situations that are very unlikely to happen, which is why the majority of fans don't know them.Just a matter of weeks ago, fans on Twitter were sent into a meltdown after Spurs captain Harry Kane had a goal disallowed in the Carabao Cup semifinal against London rivals Chelsea.The goal was judged to be offside despite Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger standing on his own goal line. But the explanation is surprisingly quite simple, while most people assume that you simply need to remain behind the last defender to stay onside, the law states that it is actually two players.The IFAB Laws of the Game state:
"A player is in an offside position if: any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent"The reason this is so often mistaken is that the second-last opponent is usually a sole defender because the law takes into account the goalkeeper.So Kane's goal was deemed offside because Chelsea's goalkeeper Arrizabalaga had rushed to the front of his box, meaning Kane only had one player ahead of him instead of the required two.And now another confusing rule has been highlighted thanks to ITV's game show The Chase.LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 25: Bradley Walsh attends the National Television Awards on January 25, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)A clip of the show was posted to Twitter showing a question asked on a recent episode that left the Chaser, Shaun Wallace, and host Bradley Walsh scratching their heads.The question that appeared on the screen was:
"In football, if a direct free-kick goes straight into a team's own goal, what is awarded to the opposing team?"Three possible options were given - a goal, an indirect free-kick or a corner. But Walsh hilariously added a fourth option of 'a miracle', claiming the situation would never happen.Even Wallace smirked at Bradley before telling him "I can't remember."

Bradley then said what everyone was probably thinking: "Well it's gotta be a goal, cause it's an own goal."

However, whilst that sounds like the sensible answer, Walsh was dumbfounded once the real answer was revealed. He was even more shocked after seeing that The Chaser had got the question correct, but Shaun Wallace explained: "Yeah I knew that was a rule, it's one of those archaic rules. If you do that, it's a corner."

Bradley shakes his head and exclaims: "I'm not having that."

Whilst it seems almost inconceivable that the situation would ever come about, the most likely scenario would be a defender taking a free-kick near his own goal, and choosing to pass back to his own keeper but misplacing the pass.

Another way this could happen is if a freak accident involving a gust of wind was to blow the ball back into the net from a free-kick.

While both scenarios are extremely unlikely, it could still happen so a rule had to be put in place.

The rule can still be found on the FA website, the full law states: "If a direct or indirect free kick is kicked directly into the team’s own goal, a corner kick is awarded."

If you feel remotely bad about not knowing this rule, a quick browse through the comment section underneath the clip will make you feel a lot better, as there are thousands of fans in the same situation.