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, ...

The “Daylight Offside” rule came into use in the third week of the 2026 Canadian Premier League season.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan thought he had steered Inter into a 4-3 lead against Barcelona, only for the goal to be disallowed for ...

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 ...