A proposed change to football’s offside rule will be tested in Canada from 2026, as FIFA looks for ways to reduce controversy in the VAR (video assistant referee) era.

The next wave of soccer’s rule evolution arrived on the Eastern side of the Atlantic on Saturday, as the new “Daylight Offside” rule allowed a goal for the first time in the Canadian Premier League.

The first goal allowed under the experimental "daylight" offside rule was scored in Canada on Saturday, with Pacific FC forward Alejandro Diaz on ⁠target in a 2-2 draw with Halifax Wanderers. The ...

April 4 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Arséne Wenger’s “daylight offside” rule will be used in the Canadian Premier League in 2026. | Michael Regan/FIFA/Getty Images, Tim Austen/Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League is ...

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ZURICH — FIFA’s proposal to change the offside law hugely in favor of the attacking team starts trials in the Canadian Premier League this weekend after failing to win support from European soccer ...

A goal between Pacific FC and Halifax Wanderers was allowed to stand under the law trial OneSoccer/Canadian Premier League Arsene Wenger’s “daylight” offside rule was officially implemented for the ...

Arsene Wenger‘s proposed offside rule has been one of the most debated potential changes in soccer over the past several years, ever since the former Arsenal manager joined FIFA. Now, the governing ...

The Canadian Premier League is no stranger to a moment of sporting history. It was only last year that a bicycle kick was scored during a blizzard in the CPL final between Atletico Ottawa and Cavalry ...

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 ...