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Reinventing football

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5 months ago

Imagine a world in which you could reinvent football.

It's a dream, of course. Just a bit of fun. But stick with us.

What if you had the power to change any of the game's laws and potentially bring to an end countless hours of discussion about handball, offside, video assistant referees, or anything else you want to?

In that spirit, we asked players, pundits and even referees what football could look like if we ripped up the rulebook and started afresh.

What would you change?
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They said ANY of the game's laws.

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5 months ago · edited 5 months ago · History
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They said ANY of the game's laws.

Don’t we already have that?

Edit: Dammit, I can never get pictures to upload from my phone even when they’re in JPEG format. I meant this.

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6 days ago

Players and match officials in Canada's national football league are rewiring their brains and bodies as a critical test of provisional FIFA offside rules takes place on Saturday (local time).

The provisional rule, known as an "alternative offside law" by world football authorities, will be tested in the Canadian Premier League's season opener in Hamilton, Ontario between hosts Forge FC and reigning champions Atlético Ottawa.

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FIFA said the rule evolved from ideas designed "to enhance match tempo and reduce time-wasting," as well as to promote a more attacking style of play. Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, FIFA's chief of global football development, called the Canadian test "an important pilot".

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The proposed FIFA rule is designed to make calls clearer and faster, reducing controversy and delays. Critics in Europe have resisted the rule for a number of reasons, with some believing it will cause defenders to play too defensively and bog down the game.
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