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The Guardian - UK
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Dutch FA considers scrapping offside in amateur football to end violent rows

A football linesman
The Dutch football association could introduce big changes regarding assistant referees and offside in the amateur game. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile/Getty Images

The Dutch football association (KNVB) is considering doing away with the offside law in the amateur game to limit the rising number of matches halted because of aggression over disputed decisions.

The KNVB said abolishing offsides at the lower levels of the game, where there are no KNVB officials and matches are flagged by club members, could lead to an end to the threats and violence in amateur football in the country.

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