Every summer, soccer’s rule changes tend to creep under the radar unless there’s been a radical move that affects the way we interpret, say, offside or handball. FIFA’s rule-changing arm, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), tends to shy away from necessary changes in favor of tweaking words, muddying definitions, or abolishing some dormant and pointless rule that nobody knew even still existed. This year’s no exception.

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