FIFA changes offside rule again, promises more goals

An attacking player will only be in an offside position if his entire body is below the last opponent.

The new offside rule of the World Football Federation (FIFA) is expected to help attacking players benefit and have more goals in matches.

The proposed change was put forward by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who has been FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development for the past four years, after leaving the Gunners in 2018.

In 2020, Wenger proposed a change to the offside rule to prevent goals being disallowed even when a player was only a few millimeters behind his opponent. In March 2021, Wenger discussed the idea with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

After discussion, the parties agreed to Mr. Wenger's proposal. FIFA is expected to apply the new offside rule in Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands. In Sweden, the U21 men's and U19 women's tournaments in this country will apply the new rule from the 2023-2024 season.

Under the new law, an attacker will only be offside if his entire body is below the last opponent. Previously, an attacker would be offside if only part of his body was below the last opponent.

This news will make the attacking players feel excited as they have a big advantage in offside trap situations.

VAR was created to catch offsides accurately to the millimeter. This new technology seems to bring fairness to football, but sometimes it backfires, causing many situations to become controversial topics because of the difference in every millimeter.

That is why Mr. Wenger does not want to see two players standing almost parallel on a straight line but the opposing striker is still caught offside just because the toe of his shoe or his head is sticking out.

Famous Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson commented: "If the above changes help create attractive matches as FIFA wants, I think it will benefit the attacking players. They all want that to happen. The matches will have more goals, the fans will also enjoy it more".

According to vietnamplus.vn

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