HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland (AP) – Changes to the offside law are coming to soccer that will aim to give the benefit of the doubt to attacking players when goal decisions are reviewed by video replays.
A law designed to stop goal-hanging will be subject to a global consultation that was approved Saturday by the International Football Association Board with the intention of giving an edge to attackers.
''The offside rule has evolved over time and we felt that now was really the right time to look into that, to see whether we can do something positive for attacking football,'' FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.