The FA's Head of Refereeing has moved to clarify recent suggestions that there has been a change in the offside law for this season. You may have heard people talking about the 'need for daylight' between an attacker and defender in order for an offside decision to be given this season but The FA's John Baker is keen to put the record straight here.

"Absolutely nothing has changed with the offside law. It has been the same since 1992," he told TheFA.com this morning.

"For some reason I have already heard three television commentators referring to a 'new directive' this season but the situation is exactly the same - if players are level, they are onside. But as soon as an attacker becomes closer to the goalline than the second last defender, he is in an offside position.

"So an attacker can still be in front of a defender without 'daylight' appearing and there still be an offside."