FIFA is going to make an “adjustment” to the absurd rule

The president of the International Federation explained on Monday that: “We continue to study how we can establish rules to make the games obscene and attractive,” stressing the need to “reduce cases of obscenity in the games to a minimum.”

He continued Infantino“We are reading the offside rule that has been changing over the years, which currently requires the player to be behind the last defender or on the same line as him,” adding that “probably in the future” the player must “be in front of the last defender to be seen as a player.”

According to this amendment, offside will not be considered if a player’s leg or arm is in front of the last defender.

This change, which favors the attackers, is supported by the former French coach of the English club Arsenal and the current director of football development at FIFA. Arsene Wenger.

These proposals, which have been tested in age group competitions, must be approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which is responsible for the rules of the game, and whose annual meeting is due to take place on January 20 in LondonBefore it is approved by the International Federation during the General Assembly.

Although it is unlikely that the new rule will be implemented from this summer’s World Cup US Canada and Mexico, but the Spanish newspaper AS showed, on Tuesday, the possibility that they will start working as next season.