Rules Of The Game

After more than a hundred years of amendments, reliefs, and experiments, it is time to ask the question no one dares: does the offside rule still serve football, or does it actually harm it?

The well-known phenomenon of goalkeepers "suddenly" lying on the grass in the final minutes to waste time is about to disappear. English football authorities have reached a historic agreement to trial a new rule aimed at eradicating simulated goalkeeper injuries starting next season.