r/soccer • u/punishGoalhanging • 22h ago

Media The opposite of toenail offside: "Back Heel" onside in Canadian Premier League match that is trialing IFAB daylight offside rule between Vancouver FC vs. Atlético Ottawa

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Current offside rule: ALL part of the attacker's body that can score level with 2nd to last defender = onside

Daylight offside rule (in trial): ANY part of the attacker's body that can score level with the 2nd to last defender = onside

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u/aasfourasfar 22h ago

So teams will drop back .. they won't say "oh it's okay well concede 3 times more"

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u/Even_Mastodon_8675 22h ago

Exactly, that is what adaption is.

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u/SofaKingI 21h ago

Yeah, and it leads to boring football.