Technology companies have been asked to come up with better visuals around marginal offside calls by world governing body FIFA. Firms will be sent datasets of different offside incidents and asked to present solutions to FIFA’s Working Group for Innovation Excellence. The lines used to demonstrate marginal offside calls currently often leave viewers and even pundits confused as to what the correct decision should be, and FIFA clearly hopes a new system can provide greater clarity. FIFA said the next phase should take place “as early as possible next year” after delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Offline testing of more cost-efficient technology was conducted by European football’s governing body UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and the French football federation, FIFA said.

Source: Express November 17, 2020 10:30 UTC