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-last opponent

- The hands and arms of all players, including the goalkeepers, are not considered. For the purposes of determining offside, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit.

- A player is not in an offside position if level with the:
second-last opponent or the last two opponents

In a recent statement, Wenger is championing a new talent development scheme from FIFA that was announced on Friday to help member associations find and train future stars, raising playing standards to ensure their teams are more competitive globally. Watch this video to learn more about the offside rule:



Chris Farnell is a sports lawyer and head of IPS Law with a focus on football. He advises Premier League and Football League Clubs, leading sporting and media agents and a number of high profile sporting individuals on a wide variety of matters. To find out more about Chris Farnell from IPS Law online. You can also follow him in this Chris Farnell news article.

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