Recently, IFAB has sent out a new circular heavily pertaining to Law 11 and the interpretation of the offside law. In particular, it pays close attention to “Interfering with and opponent” and the act of a “”Save”. Along with the circular, The FA have also distributed a clarification memo, and illustrative examples to help referees at all levels understand what is actually being discussed. I’m not going to go into them in great detail – if you would like to see the material for yourself, you are more than welcome to download them below: (more…)
Third Blind Mouse 