Foot & Soccer Soccer Match Reports, Football News 
February 14 – English soccer will use semi-automated offside know-how for the primary time within the fifth spherical of the FA Cup at the beginning of March.
The system was imagined to be launched by the Premier League after one of many worldwide breaks earlier within the season however was delayed due to points within the testing course of.
The know-how will now first be used within the FA Cup, which has reached the last-16 stage.
“Semi-automated offside know-how will present extra environment friendly placement of the digital offside line, based mostly on optical participant monitoring, and produce digital graphics to make sure an enhanced in-stadium and broadcast expertise for supporters,” the FA mentioned.
It added the know-how “doesn’t change the accuracy of the choice making however enhances the pace and effectivity of the method.”
Officers hope the know-how will scale back the time it takes to verify for offside by a median of 31 seconds.
Semi-automated offside know-how was used on the World Cup for the primary time in Qatar in 2022.
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