According to developments, the Premier League (English football league) will implement a new VAR video referee system WiredIt is also thought that the idea would be based on multiple iPhones spread around the pitch, pointing to different areas of the pitch, which would help detect offsides.

Why is it important?The millimetric precision of offside is the focus of many discussions in football. VAR, which has been in place for six years, is used to some errors and excessive delays in the Premier League.

This change has two aims: to bring fluidity to the game, reduce interruptions and increase confidence in referee decisions.

Image: Genius Sports.

How does it work?. with details provided iMore:

1. At least 28 iPhones will be installed around the playing area of ​​each Premier team.
2. They will be iPhone 14 or later.
3. They will capture 180 frames per second.
4. An artificial intelligence software will analyze the images in real time.
5. It will automatically detect and report offside positions.

Image: Genius Sports.

The system, called Dragon, which will be implemented after the league starts, creates a digital twin of each player, recreating their movements with very high precision and creating a 3D copy of the match.

in detailVAR was introduced in 2018 with the promise of eliminating referee errors, but has faced persistent criticism in England rather than Spain:

• It disrupts the tempo of the game and slows down the matches.
• The decisions taken are still far from consensus.
• Instead of solving the problems it created more controversy.

Between the linesThe technology on which this new system is based can be expanded beyond video refereeing:

• Real-time statistics for broadcasts.
• Virtual reality experiences for audiences.
• Advanced tactical analysis for coaches.

Genius Sports is the company behind this system. Discover apps for basketball and football now.

Great doubt. Will it work better than VAR? Its developers claim to have tested it extensively, doing direct comparisons, manually verifying plays with coaches and players, etc.

Neither Genius Sports nor the Premier League have shared any concrete data on the accuracy level of this new system compared to VAR.

Curiosity. The idea of ​​using iPhones came from the need to have a system that was easy to scale and update. The processing power of these terminals allows for real-time analysis that was previously only possible with much more expensive equipment.

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