🚨 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 aims 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 practical terms, a player would no longer be penalized for being offside by just a few centimetres: there would now have to be a clear gap — the famous "daylight" — between the attacker and the defender for offside to be called.

As long as any part of the attacker’s body is level with the defender’s, the principle of an illegal position 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 considered convincing, FIFA could consider rolling it out more widely.

It remains to be seen whether this change to the rules will win over football fans.

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