WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 3 (Reuters) - ⁠Players and match officials in Canada's national soccer league are rewiring their brains and bodies ⁠as a critical test of provisional FIFA offside rules takes place on Saturday.

The provisional rule, ‌known as an "alternative offside law" by world football authorities, will be tested in the Canadian Premier League's season opener on Saturday in Hamilton, Ontario between hosts Forge FC and reigning champions Atletico Ottawa.