April 4 (Reuters) - Canadian soccer took ⁠centre stage in a FIFA experiment on Saturday as the country’s top-flight league began testing a “daylight” ⁠offside rule aimed at speeding up play and encouraging attacking football.

The rule was introduced at the ‌opening match of the Canadian Premier League season as part of efforts by global soccer authorities to cut delays caused by video reviews, reduce controversy over marginal offside decisions and shift the balance of the game in favour of attackers.