Nine Premier League clubs ‘agree’ to a major alteration in Premier League VAR rules that would impact PL matches outcome
The Premier League intends to make additional adjustments to the offside rule and the use of the Video Assistant Referee.
That’s because, according to the New York Times, the league plans to implement a new semi-automated offside system beginning next season.
According to the article, nine teams have already built the infrastructure for the rule’s adoption, however the vote on whether it will be implemented will take place after the World Cup.
While the vote has yet to be completed, it is expected that it will pass, with the offside alteration considered as an improvement over the present rule.
Officials are already drawing lines for players to demonstrate who is offside or onside in one period of play when performing any given check.
The hand sketching of these locations has received much criticism, particularly in very close offside calls.
The new semi-automated method, on the other hand, aims to combine artificial intelligence and ball tracking to provide a faster and more accurate depiction of the offside rule.
It is now utilized in the Champions League, with a live graphic showing how near the offside is with a 3D model for more clarity over a static shot of a passage of play and some lines painted between players.
The deployment of tracking cameras throughout the stadium allows the system to track the location of the ball and all of the players at any one time.
The reason it isn’t totally automated is that the rule stipulates that a player must be interfering with play, which is determined by match officials rather than a computer.
According to the article, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Brighton, Southampton, and Nottingham Forest all have the infrastructure in place and ready to go.
It should result in a far faster usage of VAR and offside calls, while also ensuring that they are entirely accurate and well shown to those watching the game.
Nine Premier League clubs ‘agree’ to a major alteration in Premier League VAR rules that would impact PL matches outcome
