The offside rule is set to be changed once again, with a new adaptation to change which part of the body is deemed as being onside - a move which is set to divide opinion.
Arsene Wenger has made the proposal, with his role as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development set to see the developments pushed through with the hope bringing clarity to the rule. Since the adoption of VAR, certain rules such as handball and offside have become increasingly controversial.
However, this fresh move is hoped to improve the rule, with the new interpretation of what part of the attackers body is judged to be offside. The new proposal would see the whole goal-scoring body of the player considered, this means that if any part of the body is behind the last defender, the attacker will remain onside.
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At the moment, a player is judged to be offside if any part of their body is ahead of the second-last defender, including the goalkeeper. This means that the new proposals would provide a new advantage to attackers and a potential disadvantage to those teams who defend with a high defensive line, such as Liverpool.
The new proposals are set to be trialled, with Netherlands, Sweden and Italy all set to assess the rule's viability ahead of a potential implementation throughout world football.
Wenger has been in his role at FIFA since his departure from Arsenal in 2018, with the Frenchman having made a number of radical suggestions in this time. Among his more notable proposals have been a reduction in match length to 60 minutes, as well as a two-year World Cup cycle, neither of which have yet been implemented.
The three-time Premier League winner caused controversy last year, with the proposal that throw-ins should be ditched and replaced by a 'kick-in'. The rule-change was debated by IFAB, football's law making body, but was never implemented.
The latest proposals are set for trial, however, meaning that should it be successful then we will see a change in the way both attackers and defenders are required to play throughout the game.
