Tag: Offside
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Qatar 2022: FIFA to use semi-automatic offside technology
World football governing body, FIFA says it will use semi-automatic offside technology at the November to December World Cup to make video assistant decisions faster and more reliable. FIFA said on Friday that the system would be used in all 64 matches in Qatar. The new offside technology was tested at the Arab Cup and…
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World Cup: FIFA to decide on use of offside technology in Qatar
Global football governing body FIFA will decide in the coming weeks whether half-automated technology will be used to assist offside decisions at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. On Monday the rule-making International Football Associations Board (IFAB) will be informed about tests using the technology at their general meeting in Doha.
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EPL introduces new VAR laws ahead of 2021/2022 season
Premier League referees’ chief, Mike Riley, has confirmed that officials will cut down on soft penalties next season. New changes to (Video Assistant Referee) VAR offside could prevent 20 goals from being disallowed. Riley has held discussions with clubs, players, managers and the Football Supporters’ Association over the past few months to iron out on…
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Wenger wants offside law changed to reduce VAR criticism
FIFA’s head of global development Arsene Wenger says he will attempt to make a major change to the offside law. He disclosed that it would be a change which could end a run of contentious decisions in the game since the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Wenger wants a player to be deemed…