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Ben Steiner

How Wenger-Endorsed ‘Daylight Offside’ Rule, VAR Alternative Fared in First Usage

The Canadian Premier League launched its eighth season with Arsène Wenger’s “daylight offside” rule and the first look at Football Video Support in the professional ranks.

The former Arsenal manager, now FIFA’s chief of global football development, has championed the rule that says an attacking player is deemed onside if any playable part of their body—not the hands or arms—is level with, or further away from the goal line than the second-to-last defender. 

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