Ifab plan concussion substitute trials and ‘philosophical’ review of offside law

• Review could result in a root-and-branch reform of offside law
• Infantino: ‘Fostering attacking football always has to guide us’

Football’s lawmaking body is to undertake a “philosophical” review of the offside law, which could result in a root-and-branch reform of one of the game’s most controversial rules. The year-long piece of work was part of a number of initiatives announced at the International Football Association Board’s annual general meeting, which was held in Belfast on Saturday.

Partly inspired by the advent of VAR, and further pushed along by the way the rules of video refereeing have been pushed into sharp focus since its adoption by the Premier League, the aim of the research is to move the offside law further towards encouraging attacking football.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/ifab-offside-law-concussion-substitutes-fifa-referees-var

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