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Prospect of major change in offside law to favour attackers seems to be receding
Arsenal's second goal of the game being checked by VAR for a possible offside before being given, scored by Gabriel Martinelli (not pictured) during the Premier League match at Ashburton Grove, London, October 5, 2024
THE PROSPECT of a major change in the offside rule to favour attackers appears to be receding after senior sources expressed doubts about the progress of trials.
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been a major advocate of changing the rule in his role as Fifa’s chief of global football development, which would mean a player could be ahead of the second-last defender provided there is no “daylight” between them.
The law change was first proposed in 2020 but initial trials were badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Subsequently it has been tested in youth competitions in Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden.
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