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Japan Today
a day ago
- Sport
- Japan Today
Soccer referees tech extended to announce all VAR decisions in Germany and widen use of bodycams
soccer Fans and television audiences in Germany will get more information on video reviews and footage from body cameras worn by referees in the Bundesliga next season. Stadium announcements will explain all video review decisions and more footage from bodycams will be made available, the German league said Wednesday. Referees will broadcast all their video-reviewed decisions in top-tier Bundesliga stadiums from the Aug. 22 start of the season and games in the second tier from Oct. 17, the league said. Trials in some Bundesliga stadiums had started in January. Trials with body cameras can now be extended worldwide to domestic competition organizers who apply, the FIFA-backed soccer rules panel known as IFAB said Wednesday in a separate news release. Bodycam footage was previously restricted to FIFA events including the Club World Cup in the United States in recent weeks. Fans were shown eye-level footage in the heart of the action gathered by small cameras attached to the headsets referees wear to communicate with their assistant match officials. On video reviews, fans and broadcasters have long wanted more and faster information about why an in-play decision was made, upheld or overturned by the referee in the VAR system. When VAR was introduced ahead of the men's 2018 World Cup, fans in the stadium were not shown replays of incidents and referees did not have to explain the reasons for a decision, which was simply displayed on giant screens. The Bundesliga said its referees will address the stadium after they consult a field-side monitor or change a decision on advice from a video review assistant. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Football referees tech extended to announce all VAR decisions in Germany and widen use of bodycams
Fans and television audiences in Germany will get more information on video reviews and footage from body cameras worn by referees in the Bundesliga next season. Stadium announcements will explain all video review decisions and more footage from bodycams will be made available, the German league said Wednesday. Referees will broadcast all their video-reviewed decisions in top-tier Bundesliga stadiums from the Aug. 22 start of the season and games in the second tier from Oct. 17, the league said. Trials in some Bundesliga stadiums had started in January. Trials with body cameras can now be extended worldwide to domestic competition organizers who apply, the FIFA-backed football rules panel known as IFAB said Wednesday in a separate news release. Bodycam footage was previously restricted to FIFA events including the Club World Cup in the United States in recent weeks. ALSO READ | Bayern Munich signs Luis Diaz from Liverpool Fans were shown eye-level footage in the heart of the action gathered by small cameras attached to the headsets referees wear to communicate with their assistant match officials. On video reviews, fans and broadcasters have long wanted more and faster information about why an in-play decision was made, upheld or overturned by the referee in the VAR system. When VAR was introduced ahead of the men's 2018 World Cup, fans in the stadium were not shown replays of incidents and referees did not have to explain the reasons for a decision, which was simply displayed on giant screens. The Bundesliga said its referees will address the stadium after they consult a field-side monitor or change a decision on advice from a video review assistant. Related Topics Bundesliga / Germany
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Soccer referees tech extended to announce all VAR decisions in Germany and widen use of bodycams
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Fans and television audiences in Germany will get more information on video reviews and footage from body cameras worn by referees in the Bundesliga next season. Stadium announcements will explain all video review decisions and more footage from bodycams will be made available, the German league said Wednesday. Referees will broadcast all their video-reviewed decisions in top-tier Bundesliga stadiums from the Aug. 22 start of the season and games in the second tier from Oct. 17, the league said. Trials in some Bundesliga stadiums had started in January. Trials with body cameras can now be extended worldwide to domestic competition organizers who apply, the FIFA-backed soccer rules panel known as IFAB said Wednesday in a separate news release. Bodycam footage was previously restricted to FIFA events including the Club World Cup in the United States in recent weeks. Fans were shown eye-level footage in the heart of the action gathered by small cameras attached to the headsets referees wear to communicate with their assistant match officials. On video reviews, fans and broadcasters have long wanted more and faster information about why an in-play decision was made, upheld or overturned by the referee in the VAR system. When VAR was introduced ahead of the men's 2018 World Cup, fans in the stadium were not shown replays of incidents and referees did not have to explain the reasons for a decision, which was simply displayed on giant screens. The Bundesliga said its referees will address the stadium after they consult a field-side monitor or change a decision on advice from a video review assistant. ___ AP soccer:
Perth Now
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
The mission failed successfully for Auckland FC
After a week spent as the butt of jokes and sparking club confusion with crosstown rivals, Auckland City might have just had the last laugh. The part-timers from New Zealand have pulled off the biggest shock of the FIFA Club World Cup, drawing with Argentine giants Boca Juniors 1-1 to conclude their tournament in the United States. Not bad for a side packed with tradies and teachers who fell 10-0 to Bayern Munich and 6-0 to Benfica earlier in the campaign. Another Kiwi side - A-League Men premiers Auckland FC - were riding the bumps all the way with their semi-professional comrades. Plenty had confused Auckland City for the Steve Corica-coached Auckland FC during the tournament, leading the ALM side to play the role of fact-checker, with hilarious results. "Long day explaining there's two clubs in Auckland", one post read. The FIFA-backed league is currently considering clubs from across the region, and Auckland FC want in. McFlynn said it would be "silly" and "disrespectful" not to bid for entry into the eight-team competition, which is also likely to have an Australian side. OFC Pro League manager Stuart Larman said the competition would give a huge boost to the region's footballers currently in amateur environments looking to make the step up. "When I was going across the islands, one of the things I was asking people, just out of curiosity, was how many competitive matches do your top players get in a year?," Larman told AAP. "At the moment, they struggled to say one, two or three. Now, now we're guaranteeing the top players 17 highly competitive matches every single year. "The more frequent highly competitive football will see an overall improvement in the standard football." Australian NPL sides South Melbourne and Sunshine Coast Fire have already expressed interest alongside clubs from Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands. The successful sides will be announced in September.
The Hindu
03-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
IFAB updates laws on penalty kicks after Alvarez's UCL incident: Rule-change explained
The laws of football on taking a penalty kick were clarified on Tuesday after Julián Álvarez's accidental double touch helped to eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League. What is the update? The update published by FIFA-backed rules panel IFAB means the kind of penalty Átletico forward Álvarez had disallowed after scoring in a shootout against Real Madrid in March should now be retaken. Álvarez slipped and kicked the ball against his standing left foot in the shootout in the Champions League round of 16. FILE - Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez falls to the ground after taking a penalty kick during a shootout at the end of the Champions League round of 16, second leg, soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, on March 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP After the looping ball beat Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for an apparent score, a video review ruled out the goal, and Atletico ultimately lost the shootout. The laws of football relating to the penalty kick and penalty shootout were seen as correctly applied in Madrid in March, though too vaguely worded. The incident was widely judged to have been unfair as Álvarez did not deliberately slip and take the double touch to gain an advantage. What did IFAB say? 'This situation is rare, and as it is not directly covered in Law 14, referees have understandably tended to penalize the kicker,' IFAB said in a statement. 'However, this part of Law 14 is primarily intended for situations where the penalty taker deliberately touches the ball a second time before it has touched another player.' IFAB clarified in a circular letter to football stakeholders that a penalty kick, which is scored now after an accidental double touch, should be retaken. ALSO READ: England coach Tuchel expects players to suffer in World Cup heat A double-touch penalty that is not scored will not be retaken. In a shootout, such a penalty 'is recorded as missed,' IFAB said, and during regulation time or extra time, a free kick can be awarded to the defending team. The clarified rule will apply at the Club World Cup, which starts on June 14 in the United States. The 32-team lineup includes Atletico. IFAB is comprised of FIFA plus the four British football federations. Rules can be changed with six of the eight votes, which are distributed by four to FIFA and one each to the British.
