Offside or not? Cheick Tioté's disallowed goal against Manchester City

Cheick Tioté’s stunning strike against Manchester City was disallowed after a debatable decision by the referee. The goal was disallowed after the referee called it offside for 2 Newcastle players obstructing Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart‘s view.

Was it a goal or not? Leave comments.

36′ – The referee’s assistant ruled Tiote’s strike out for offside, presumably claiming players were in the goalkeeper’s eyeline.

— Newcastle United FC (@NUFCOfficial) January 12, 2014

Pardew waited for the ref to come off at HT and several times told Mike Jones he was wrong, with the decision over the goal

— Ian Abrahams (@BroadcastMoose) January 12, 2014

The boos and jeers erupt at the officials. Pardew giving ref piece of everybody’s mind here #nufc

— Lee Ryder (@lee_ryder) January 12, 2014

It has to be said, Manchester City have been getting ridiculous decisions in the last couple games. Tiote, Sterling, and couple vs. Arsenal.

— FutbolBible (@FutbolBible) January 12, 2014

Tiote Goal should have stood.. Learn the rules Mike Jones… pic.twitter.com/U3T1PTqash

— MostarLFC (@MostarLFC) January 12, 2014

To say that Gouffran was interfering is completely ridiculous. When Tiote hit that Hart could see the ball. He would never have saved it.

— Rahul Puri (@rahulpuri) January 12, 2014

Tiote’s put his foot through the changing room wall in frustration. #nufc pic.twitter.com/JOfIr3wdRf

— Odhran (@zOdhraNUFC) January 12, 2014

The ref was wrong. Lines man right. Fifa offside rule: pic.twitter.com/R9lHqEsDAB

— Mo || @GenVoices (@momudee) January 12, 2014

That only proves that the decision is correct "@TexTheLaw: (2) FIFA says this is NOT offside. pic.twitter.com/V6mZy2O2kO"

— IBRAHiM (@phibrahim) January 12, 2014

These are the FIFA laws regarding the offside rule, and personally, I can't see anything wrong with Tiote's goal pic.twitter.com/X4JGJ9qvan

— Bradley Cates (@Bradley_Cates) January 12, 2014