IFAB: consultation launched to review the offside rule in order to promote attacking football

"The annual general meeting (AGM) agreed to consultation with all the relevant stakeholders, including The IFAB Technical Advisory Panel (TAP, see below) and the Football Advisory Panel (FAP, see below), to review the offside Law to foster the spirit of attacking play," announced The International Football Association Board (IFAB) at its 134^th annual general meeting in Belfast (Northern Ireland) on Saturday 29/02/2020.

"A player should no longer be signaled offside if at least one part of his body is aligned with the last defender, even if other parts of his body are in front. It is high time to change the rule," said Arsène Wenger (FRA), FIFA's chief of global football development, on 18/02/2020.

The consultations referred to by IFAB will take place over the next 12 months and proposals should then be formulated.

The International Board also agreed to develop protocols to be used in testing for provisional substitutes in the case of a concussion. This would allow the medical staff to assess the injured player's condition and decide whether or not he is fit to return to play. IFAB…