Infantino: FIFA is currently testing the new offside rule in America and China

No. We have not heard where in America or China. FIFA should provide more information instead of being secretive.

I wish FIFA contact USL and ask them to test this. Maybe FIFA can even sponsor some money to USL.

More scoring for USL and FIFA get data.

Watching EPL highlights on youtube, in the 7 matches today, there is an invalid goal that would be valid under the new FIFA offside rule.

 

or maybe the testing is happening behind closed door and all participants signed confidentiality agreement

FIFA president did not said they are testing with professional leagues in America.

If I am FIFA, I would call up USL and come up with an agreement to let USL test this for 2021 season. USL get some sponsored FIFA money and more scoring. FIFA get the data they need.

Win-win.

 

Behind closed door testing would mean it is not open to the public.

Just some cameras and some referees and players. All signed confidentiality agreement.

Testing to see how referees would judge offside with this new rule. Is it harder to judge offside or easier?

Testing to see how players would adjust to his new offside rule. Would attackers run a bit ahead of the defender with this new "onside margin"? How would defenders react?

With the result from this testing, FIFA will go to some leagues like USL, MLS, K-League, A-League, J-League, Chinese Super League, Canadian Premier League and show them the data and ask if they want to trial it for a year. FIFA did it with VAR. Trial it behind closed door. Then smaller leagues first before big leagues.


or FIFA president Infantino lied when he said FIFA is testing it in America and China. But why would he lie? What motive does he have to lie? He could say we are testing it in China. Arsene Wenger is supervising it. No need to mention America at all.

 

VAR process:

1) mock trials in 2012-13
2) friendly between PSV - Eindhoven in July 2016
3) USL match - August 2016
4) international friendly
5) competitive KNVB beker national Cup tie between Ajax and Willem II - September 2016


VAR was conceived by the Refereeing 2.0 project in the early 2010s, under the direction of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB).[11] The system was tested through mock trials during the 2012–13 season of the Eredivisie, the country's top football league. In 2014, the KNVB petitioned the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to amend its laws of the games to allow the system to be used during more extensive trials. The IFAB approved trials and a pathway to full implementation during its 2016 general meeting.[11][12] Lukas Brud, IFAB secretary, said "With all the 4G and Wi-Fi in stadia today...we knew we had to protect referees from making mistakes that everyone can see immediately", such as Thierry Henry’s handball that eliminated Ireland from qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup where the on-field referees were not in a position to view the infraction. Then-FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who was strongly against introducing new technology in football, was forced out of his post due to a corruption scandal in 2015, and the VAR proposal received a warm reception under his successor Gianni Infantino.[11]

The first live trial of the VAR system was in July 2016 in a friendly match between PSV and FC Eindhoven[13]

The next live trial of the VAR system began in August 2016 with a United Soccer League match between two Major League Soccer reserve sides.[14] Match referee Ismail Elfath reviewed two fouls during the match and, after consultation with video assistant referee Allen Chapman, decided to issue a red card and a yellow card in the respective incidents.[15]

Video reviews were introduced the following month during an international friendly between France and Italy.[16]

The first professional "non-friendly" game was an official first round KNVB beker national Cup tie between Ajax and Willem II on 22 September 2016.[17]

 

With VAR, IFAB/FIFA also did closed-door testing.

Maybe after closed-door testing of the new offside rule, FIFA will get in touch with USL.

USL Championship and USL League One season won't end until October 30. Or maybe IFAB-FIFA is taking its sweet time and won't ask USL until next year. (I hope not, I want to see this rule change implement for the World Cup in Dec 2022).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_USL_Championship_season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_USL_League_One_season

https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_arti...ducted-in-select-usl-regular-season-contests-

The USL, in collaboration with Major League Soccer, will continue to serve as a leader in video review testing as the International Football Association Board (The IFAB) will oversee a live Video Assistant Referee trial during the game between the New York Red Bulls II and Orlando City B at Red Bull Arena on Friday night (7 p.m. ET | Match Center).

Following the second IFAB workshop at Red Bull Arena last month, MLS and the USL offered The IFAB an opportunity to further test communication between the Video Assistant Referee and the on-field referee through trials in select USL regular-season matches. These trials are important preparation for future experiments that will take place in competitions across the seven countries confirmed for participation in the VAR program, as well as in select FIFA competitions.

The IFAB conducted the first closed-door live tests of the VAR system last month at Red Bull Arena, as officials were able to familiarize themselves with the use of the technology, while also aiming to maintain the flow of the game.

In addition to the work previously done in the United States, workshops and meetings have also been held in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Now, for the first time, the system will be used for a professional league game.

“With our team having seen the system in operation throughout this testing phase, we are looking forward to seeing further VAR live experiments used in USL games,” said USL VP of Competition and Operations Perry Van Der Beck, who will be in attendance on Friday night. “This is a groundbreaking moment for soccer as a whole, and we are proud to be part of it as we work alongside MLS and the IFAB on this project.”

 

Week 2 of Premier League (watched some highlights)

These invalid goals would be valid under the new offside rule

Liverpool - Burnley match. It look very close without the line






But with the line, it not close at all...Salah could be up another feet and still onside.




This would be a very close call....need to see the line




Aston Villa - Newcastle - PK was given then got called back due to offside

 

Watching some more highlights of Week 3

Invalid goals would become valid under the new offside rule




close call---need line to see





I haven't watch Week 1 highlights yet. Will post when I do.

Week 2 and Week 3 = 20 matches

5 invalid goals could have been valid goals. (assuming the PK count as a goal). Ratio of 1 extra goal every 4 matches.

In line with what we observed from Euro 2020. An extra 1 valid goal every 5 matches.

 

If the rule changed is as you mentioned above, then this is offside since the waist of attacker is in front of the waist of the defender



Same with this






Which in my opinion is anti-football. Taking away great goals from the fans. These 3 goals would be onside with the Arsene Wenger offside rule and offside with the waist rule.

The offside is meant to prevent goal-hanging. The attackers are nowhere near goal-hanging here.

 

IF YOU CHANGE

'waist of attacking player being in front of the waist of the defender' = offside

TO

"any part of the waist of the attacking player is in line with any part of the waist of the defender" = onside


then the 3 goals above would be onside


this would be a very close call comparing any part of the waist of attacker to any part of the waist of defender

 

searching on google to see if RFID tags and offside and see if anyone is working on it, there is almost nothing there.

FIFA is working on this:

https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-wo...fside-var-tech-to-go-into-development-in-2021

The first offline tests with limb-tracking and automated ball detection technology were held at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup. Solutions to improve the accuracy of the kick point include tracking data from sensor technology and video data from camera systems, while a player's skeleton will be modelled to be precise to the tip of a player's boot.

"The goal is to develop a supportive tool similar to goal-line technology: Not designed to make the decision, but to provide evidence instantly to the referees," Johannes Holzmuller, FIFA's director of football technology & innovation, said.





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