Here's what you need to know about offside, why it exists and how it will be implemented at the 2026 World Cup.

Fifa’s radical proposal to overhaul the offside law is set to undergo trials in the Canadian Premier League this weekend, despite failing to garner support from European football officials. Championed ...

The head of a player literally decided the outcome of the match. On December 12, Hertha Berlin played away at Fürth in Bundesliga 2. The match was tight until the very end. The teams parted with the ...

FIFA wants football’s law-making body the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to press on with trials of what would be the biggest change to the offside rule in over 30 years. Championed ...

What once sounded like a radical idea is now being openly discussed by FIFA officials as part of a broader push to make the game more attacking, more fluid, and easier to officiate in the era of ...

Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, is championing a major change to football’s offside law. The former Arsenal manager first proposed his “daylight” rule in 2020, aiming to ...

Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez has noted that it is not always down to the defenders when their high offside line is beaten by opponents. Martinez has been praised for his marshalling of the ...

© Mandel NGAN - Pool/Getty ImagesGianni Infantino, President of FIFA. Arsene Wenger, FIFA Chief of Global Football Development. The offside law has been a frequent ...

A proposed change to football’s offside rule will be tested in Canada from 2026, as FIFA looks for ways to reduce controversy in the VAR (video assistant referee) era.

Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann warned that the Canadian Premier League could regret adopting Arsene Wenger‘s offside rule. The CPL made the decision to adopt the rule and experiment with ...