For me, one of the most frustrating things in football is how the offside rule has been defined and enforced over the past few seasons. To be or not to be, what is or what isn’t offside? Even with VAR the offside rule has been a bone of contention.
So, to help make things a little more straight forward for supporters, players and coaches, football’s official law-making body, the IFAB, spent the summer trying to clarify the offside rule.
Here’s a look at their official clarification to be implemented in this season’s Premier League…
The IFAB clarified the offside rule by explaining what constitutes defending players “deliberately playing” the ball, making clear that an attacking player who is offside will not automatically become onside upon a defender touching the ball, unless it was a save.
Deliberate play is when a player has control of the ball with the possibility of passing the ball to a team-mate, gaining possession of the ball, or clearing the ball.
If the pass, attempt to gain possession or clearance by the player in control of the ball is inaccurate or unsuccessful, this does not negate the fact that the player “deliberately played the ball.”
I’m sure our TV broadcaster will help us understand this one a little better throughout the season.
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