Not totally inspired by the events of today, but I’ve been thinking that the offside law has needed overhaul for some time (I occasionally referee for the equivalent of shiny buttons here).

Instead of “being in a offside position” based on the last-but-one defensive player (which may or may not include the goalkeeper), it seems to me far more sensible and logical for it to be based solely on the last outfield player.

So, basically ignore whatever the goalkeeper is doing and just pay attention to the last “proper” defender.

Obviously, VAR will do its thing anyway in the big boy leagues, but this change would make life much easier for the assistant referee (posh name for lino!) to better interpret what’s going on and have fewer potential distractions.

This change would still mean 99% (at a guess!) of all current offside calls would still stand, but it would be an easy simplification to what is already a widely misunderstood law.

It also means the Klich/Rodrigo goal would’ve stood today.