Overview
- The FIFA president proposed that offside be called only when the attacker is fully beyond the final defender, not for slight overlaps of playable body parts.
- He defended VAR as a tool to make football fairer and said its technology is being continuously upgraded to help referees reach correct decisions.
- He linked the proposal to a broader effort to encourage attacking football and to cut interruptions, with measures to curb time-wasting under review.
- Infantino delivered the remarks on Dec. 29 at the World Sport Summit in Dubai during the event’s first edition.
- No rule change was announced, with the idea presented as a potential future adjustment rather than an approved revision.