FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced at the World Sports Summit, held these days in Dubai, a potentially revolutionary change to the offside rules, which was presented by the famous former Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger.
Wenger introduced a change to the offside rule two years ago, and the IFAB (International Football Association Board) is the body that must recognise any football rule before it can be approved.
Wenger's Law was created as a proposal to improve the offside rule, as it is often a source of controversy when the difference between a defender and a striker is so small that it is barely visible to the eye.
Under his proposal, an offside position would no longer be declared if only part of the attacker's body is in front of the opponent, but only if the attacker's entire body is in front of the defender.
Infantino has also spoken about this recently, saying that they are considering something like this.
"We are considering changing the offside rule, which has evolved over the years and currently requires the attacker to be behind the defender. Perhaps in the future the attacker will have to be completely in front to be considered offside. We continue to review the rules, asking ourselves how we can make the game more attacking, more attractive," Infantino said.
The IFAB will consider Wenger's law at a meeting on January 20 in London, and the proposal will be discussed at the general assembly in Wales in February, with the aim of implementing it next season. /Telegraph/
