IFAB chief Lukas Brud raised eyebrows at the start of the week when he appeared to suggest referees in England were implementing VAR incorrectly on offside by not using the "clear and obvious" qualification and being "too forensic."
But now Brud has clarified his remarks and confirmed that when calibrated lines are being used, as they are in all major European leagues and competitions with the Hawkeye system, the decision must be based on the result of the technology and not be subjective.
"If the images with calibrated lines and the perpendicular line show that there is an offside position, the video assistant should continue to report," Brud told
sportschau.de. "Even if it is only a centimetre. Offside is offside."