Van Basten distances himself from proposal to get rid of offside

FIFA technical director Marco van Basten’s distanced himself from his proposal to get rid of offside.

The former World Player of the Year was speaking before the Confederations Cup in Russia.

Players pressuring the referee, and goalkeepers holding the ball for longer than six seconds were highlighted as priorities.

Van Basten says scrapping some of football’s rules isn’t on his current agenda.