FIFA's Wenger wants offside law changed but no change imminent


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Coupe de La Ligue Final - Strasbourg v Guingamp - Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - March 30, 2019 Arsene Wenger with the trophy before the match REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

(Reuters) - FIFA's head of global development Arsene Wenger wants to see a change in the offside law which could end a run of contentious decisions in the game since the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) but no decision is imminent.

Wenger, who was manager of Premier League club Arsenal for 22 years, wants a player to be deemed onside if any part of their body which can legitimately score a goal is level or behind the last defender.

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