Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, is championing a major change to football’s offside law. The former Arsenal manager first proposed his “daylight” rule in 2020, aiming to ...

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

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

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

The first goal allowed under the experimental "daylight" offiside law was scored in Canada when Alejandro Diaz's strike was ...

In football, a player is in an offside position if he/she is past the opponents last line of defense once the ball is released. In short, they are offside if nearer to the opponents' goal line than ...

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 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.