🚨 Official: FIFA to test the Wenger offside law

🚨 Official: FIFA to test the Wenger offside law The offside revolution is underway. On Tuesday morning, FIFA announced that the Canadian Premier League will test a new interpretation of the offside rule, dubbed "daylight". Championed by Arsène Wenger, this reform aims to encourage attacking play and put an end to the razor-thin decisions that have sparked debate since the introduction of VAR.

In its statement, FIFA confirms that "the IFAB has approved this trial, which will begin on April 4. " In concrete terms, a player would no longer be penalized for being offside by just a few centimeters: there would now need to be a clear gap — a "daylight" — between the attacker and the defender for an offside to be called. In other words, as long as any part of the attacker’s body is level with the defender’s, the offside rule no longer applies.

This full-scale test in Canada’s top division is intended to assess the impact of this rule on the game and officiating. If the results are deemed conclusive, FIFA could consider rolling it out on a much broader scale. It remains to be seen whether this change to the rules will win over football fans.

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