London, May 7 -- Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has proposed a change to the offside rule that would mean attackers are onside if any part of their body is in line with the last outfield defender.
Wenger, head of global development at world governing body FIFA, said it would restore an advantage to the attacker that many feel was eroded by the introduction of the video assistant
referee (VAR).
Players are currently ruled offside if any part of the body, apart from hands and arms, is beyond
the last defender.
Wenger compared the suggested change to a similar move taken after the 1990 World Cup.
At Italia 90 and before that tournament, a player was considered offside if he was level with the last defender before the goalkeeper, wh...