Iran Press/ Europe: Here are the new offside laws:
Inclusion of the Law 12 definition of where the arm ends (bottom of the armpit) for the purposes of determining an offside/onside position
Text added: "The hands and arms of all players, including the goalkeepers, are not considered. For the purposes of determining offside, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit."
Explanation: "The shoulder is not part of the arm for handball. It is therefore a part of the body with which a goal can be legitimately scored and so must be considered when judging offside."
New Law 11.1 - Offside Position:
It is not an offense to be in an offside position.
A player is in an offside position if:
Any part of the head, body, or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and any part of the head, body, or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
The hands and arms of all players, including the goalkeepers, are not considered. For the purposes of determining offside, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit.
A player is not in an offside position if level with the:
Second-last opponent or
Last two opponents
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