The story so far: Football‘s global governing body FIFA is set to trial a change to the offside rule. According to the proposal put forward by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who is now FIFA’s Chief of International Football Development, a player would be offside only when their entire body is ahead of the last defender’s line.
The current rule as mandated by the International Football Association Board’s (IFAB) Law 11.1 says that a player is judged offside, if (a) any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponent’s half, and (b), any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponent’s goal line than both the ball and second-last opponent (not the goalkeeper).
