changes to offside law
World football's lawmakers announce changes to the offside law Welcome to the Chris Farnell football news and sports law news blog. World football’s lawmakers will discuss changes to the offside law at their annual meeting in March 2022. It has been a matter of contention. Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, has proposed an attacker be ruled onside if any part of his body was level with the second-to-last defender. The International Football Association Board’s annual general meeting will take place virtually on March 3 and also hear an update on the use of semi-automated offside technology. However, what is offside? Many people are not sure. Here are some points from the FA about what it is: - A player is in an offside position if part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-las...