The prospect of a major change in the offside law to favour attackers like Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy appears to be receding after senior sources expressed doubts about the progress of trials.
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been a major advocate of changing the law in his role as FIFA’s chief of global football development, which would mean a player could be ahead of the second-last defender provided there is no ‘daylight’ between them.
England’s Premier League 2 is one of the competitions trialling this law change which it is felt has brought clarity for everyone involved, particularly because referees count down the final five seconds on their hand.
The IFAB is also continuing to test the introduction of a signal enabling referees to create cooling-off zones to break up on-field brawls.
A minor clarification is also expected on Law 8, related to drop balls.
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