Watch the video: gap in the football rules – humorous third division team wants to revolutionize the offside rule.
The offside rule in football is often difficult for outsiders to understand and can lead to heated debates among supporters.
The Swedish third division club “Torns IF” now claims to have found a loophole in the rules.
In a humorous and apparently not entirely serious web video from the club, the Scandinavians announce nothing less than a football revolution.
The offside rule is actually intended to prevent attackers from waiting behind the defenders for long balls and then running one-on-one towards the goalkeeper.
Appearance “Torns IF”: On page 93 of the official rules, it says that in the event of a possible offside position, the first (!) point of contact of the ball should be used when passing.
All right, the smart Swedes think, if the passing team-mate keeps the ball at his foot after the first touch – insofar as he is technically able to do so – the striker can sprint behind the defenders really well. The main thing is that he wasn’t offside at the beginning of the contact.
The club already self-confidently calls the pass the “torn pass” and claims to have checked with the IFAB, the top rule-keepers in football.
On Twitter, “Torn” quotes from an email. After some back and forth, those responsible are apparently actually considering adapting the wording in the set of rules.
The third division team is now eagerly awaiting the answer, but according to the web video they have a completely different problem: if the “torn pass” is successful, someone has to sink the ball.