Canadian league says 17 World Cup offside goals would have stood in its 'daylight' trial

According to Channel NewsAsia, Canada's professional soccer league has been testing a more permissive offside rule called 'daylight' — which allows greater separation between attacking and defending players before flagging an offside. Analysis showed seventeen goals from recent World Cups would have stood under this standard. If adopted widely, the daylight trial could reshape how the game polices one of its most contentious calls.

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