New offside ruling goes into play tonight

AS well as being an important staging post on the road to next year’s World Cup finals, the Confederations Cup, will use a new clarification of the offside law for the first time.

Changes to laws regarding unsporting behaviour and players' equipment will also be implemented following decisions by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), soccer's ultimate law-making body, in Cardiff in February.

Italian referee Roberto Rosetti will be the first to judge on the new interpretations of the law when he officiates the match between Argentina and Tunisia in Cologne tonight.