Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff has backed Marco van Basten's idea of scrapping the offside rule.
In January, FIFA technical director Van Basten proposed several changes to the laws of the game, including getting rid of offside -- something he said was "a personal opinion" -- and introducing sin-bins.
Speaking to Sport Bild, Bierhoff backed van Basten and called for a trial period.
"As an attacker, I would always be happy about scrapping offside," the former Germany and AC Milan forward said.
"I rate the great tradition of football. That's a value. But it should not lead to not being open to new ideas."
Bierhoff recalled the controversy that surrounded the introduction of the backpass rule in 1992, which stopped goalkeepers from being able to hold passes back to them.
"Why shouldn't scrapping offside make the game more attractive? Maybe we should get involved in a testing period," he said. "You'd get a feel for it."
Bierhoff, 48, said he also liked Van Basten's proposal to introduce one time-out in each half of a match.
He said: "That would be a good idea for coaches to intervene. There are many breaks in the match anyway."
In late January, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the proposal to scrap offside in football was something he could not imagine.
He said: "Offside is what makes the team good together. It is an intelligent rule as well -- it is important to keep that in the game."