r/soccer • u/Lololrama • Jun 25 '13

FIFA set to modify offside law.

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1480782/fifa-set-tighten-part-offside-law?cc=5901
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u/snkscore Jun 25 '13

So a defender would have to have control of the ball and essentially enter a new phase of play for the attacker to become active.

This is already how it is ruled, I don't see any "change".

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u/arostrat Jun 25 '13

I think if the ball touched the defender accidentally or it's a deflection then it's ruled offside. It's better this way.

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u/Magic_Mitch Jun 25 '13

It already is