How the Offside Rule Works in Soccer The offside law exists to prevent attackers from standing behind the defense and waiting for a long ball. Without it, football would be a sport of punt-and-chase, ...

Arsene Wenger's experimental "daylight" offside rule is being trialled in Canada and the first goal allowed under it was ...

The first goal awarded under the experimental “daylight” offside rule was scored in Canada this Saturday (18), with Pacific ...

BBC Sport looks at why the Canadian Premier League is trialling Arsene Wenger's 'daylight' offside rule in 2026.

Alejandro Diaz's opener for Pacific FC against Halifax Wanderers was awarded, when it would normally be ruled offside.

Since football’s inception in the 12th century, no argument is prevalent in fan circles than the offside rule. Fans, analysts and even players have sometimes clashed over the rule – which has come ...

Arsène Wenger's controversial plan to radically change the offside rule has taken a major step forward. The former Arsenal manager has been pushing for a system that benefits attackers, and his ...

The daylight rule means an attacker can only be offside if there is a clear gap – or “daylight” – between them and the last defender. Even if part of the attacker’s body is in a traditional offside ...

The margins between glory and failure can be painfully thin in modern football, a sport perpetually in motion yet increasingly frozen and dissected frame by infinitesimal frame by video assistant ...

Canadian soccer took centre stage in a FIFA experiment on Saturday as the country’s top-flight ⁠league began testing a “daylight” offside rule aimed at speeding up play and encouraging attacking ...

Arsene Wenger's proposed "daylight" offside goal rule has been used for the first time in Canada. Pacific FC striker ...