Arsène Wenger's controversial plan to radically change the offside rule has taken a major step forward. The former Arsenal manager has been pushing for a system that benefits attackers, and his ...

Real Madrid's Arda Guler celebrates a goal against Benfica but it is ruled out for offside Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) ...

Since football’s inception in the 12th century, no argument is prevalent in fan circles than the offside rule. Fans, analysts and even players have sometimes clashed over the rule – which has come ...

A major experiment with football’s offside law is moving closer to reality. The Canadian Premier League is expected to test ...

The margins between glory and failure can be painfully thin in modern football, a sport perpetually in motion yet increasingly frozen and dissected frame by infinitesimal frame by video assistant ...