🎥 Offside revolution: first goal scored under Wenger's law 😱

🎥 Offside revolution: first goal scored under Wenger's law 😱

It’s going to get people talking!

The first goal awarded under the experimental “daylight” offside rule was scored in Canada this Saturday (18), with Pacific FC striker Alejandro Diaz finding the net in the 2-2 draw against Halifax Wanderers.

This move would have been ruled out elsewhere under the standard Laws of the Game from the International Football Association Board (IFAB), but it was allowed because of ongoing trials in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), being carried out in cooperation with FIFA.

The “daylight” interpretation of offside means the attacker must be completely behind the last defender to be flagged offside.

The CPL is testing this rule this season as part of efforts to reduce marginal offside decisions and encourage attacking football.

This concept, long championed by former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger when he was in charge of global football development at FIFA, is currently being assessed in Canada as a possible change to the offside rule.

However, some critics believe the “daylight” rule would give too much of an advantage to the attacking team.

The CPL — which does not have video assistant referees (VAR) — is the first top-level league to test this new rule, following trials in lower divisions carried out in Italy’s Under-18 championship in 2023 and in youth competitions in the Netherlands.

The results of the trials will be presented to IFAB at the end of the year. If they prove successful, the rule could be changed worldwide for the 2027/28 European season, according to the European press.

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.