FIFA Rule Changes: VAR, Offside & Time Wasting

Changing the rules of the game. VAR, offside, wasting time: more news soon.

The president of FIFA Gianni Infantino announced them. Extolling the introduction of VAR which made football more “fair” because it “gave the referee the opportunity to correct a mistake that millions and millions of people at home or even in the stadium could have seen” he announced: “We are improving VAR more and more with more advanced technology.” As you don’t know, no details, but a promise.

And offside. To “make the game more offensive, more attractive we take into consideration the offside rule: the attacker must now be in line with the defender. But in the future only if he is in front of the defender will he be offside”. We therefore return to the concept of “light” between defender and attacker, it will not be a question of millimetres.

And on the waste of time, for which measures have already been introduced, he announces other news without clarifying them: “It is important that the game flows in the right way, so interruptions must be reduced to a minimum”.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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