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Official: FIFA tests a new offside rule
The offside revolution is underway.
On Tuesday morning, FIFA announced that the Canadian Premier League would be testing a new offside rule called "daylight".
Backed by Arsène Wenger, this reform is designed to encourage attacking play and put an end to the millimetre-tight decisions that have sparked debate since the introduction of VAR. In its statement, FIFA confirmed that "the IFAB has approved this trial, which will begin on April 4."
In concrete terms, a player would no longer be penalised for a matter of a few centimetres: there would now need to be a clear gap — a "daylight" — between the attacker and the defender for an offside to be given.
As long as any part of the attacker’s body is level with the defender’s, the principle of an illegal position would no longer apply.
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This full-scale test in Canada’s top division is intended to assess the impact of this rule on the game and refereeing. If the results are considered conclusive, FIFA could consider rolling it out on a much broader scale.
It remains to be seen whether this change to the laws of the game will win over football fans.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.
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