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The Guardian
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Premier League holds talks with Ifab over plans to introduce Ref Cams next season
The Premier League wants to introduce Ref Cams to offer extra in-game footage to broadcasters. The tiny cameras, mounted on a referee's ear to provide TV viewers with a unique view of the action, have been trialled by Fifa during the Club World Cup over the past month. The Premier League has held talks with the International Football Association Board (Ifab), which determines the laws of the game, about whether the trial can be extended to domestic competitions. If Ifab approval is given, Ref Cams could be trialled by the Premier League in its Summer Series tournament this month in the US, featuring Manchester United, Everton, West Ham and Bournemouth, with a view to potentially using them next season. The introduction of Ref Cams in the league would have to be approved by the clubs, so it would not be ready for the start of the campaign, and even if adopted they may not be used in every game. The introduction of Ref Cams would be welcomed by the Premier League's rights holders, who have been impressed at its use by Dazn. A new £3bn domestic broadcast deal with Sky Sports and TNT Sports starts next season. The Premier League and Ifab declined to comment. Jarred Gillett wore a head-mounted Ref Cam during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United in a trial in May 2024, although footage was not broadcast during the game. The league trialled chest-mounted GoPro cameras, worn by Rob Jones and Peter Bankes in its US Summer Series two years ago without broadcasting the action during matches. At the Club World Cup, the Ref Cam footage has been used by Dazn to supply instant replays and has been shown on big screens at the stadiums. Other European leagues have also been impressed with the results, which take viewers closer to the action, showcasing the players' speed and skill in real time. It involves referees wearing tiny cameras on their right ear, connected to a microphone and transmitter which sends video to the broadcasters. Two wires – one for the camera and the other for a microphone – are on the back of the referee's shirt and a transmitter is placed in a pocket of their shorts. Fifa tested other cameras before the Club World Cup, including some at chest level, but its referees committee concluded that the side of the ear provided the best perspective. Fifa has been happy with the Ref Cam trial and will hold discussions about using it at next year's World Cup. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion 'The outcome of using the Ref Cam here at the Fifa Club World Cup 2025 went beyond our expectations,' Pierluigi Collina, the chair of the Fifa referees committee, said. Collina said the cameras had an additional benefit in helping referees and VARs, by showing when the official has not had clear sight of a major incident. In a group game between Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid, for example, the referee did not see a handball incident by an Atlético defender because a player blocked his line of vision. 'The video assistant referee alerted the referee, who awarded a penalty to Paris Saint-Germain after reviewing the incident on the pitch side monitor,' Collina said. 'The system is working.'
Daily Mirror
03-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mirror
UEFA and FIFA make crucial rule change after Champions League controversy
Football's lawmakers Ifab have confirmed a change following Julian Alvarez's "double touch" penalty being disallowed in Atletico Madrid's shootout defeat to Real in the Champions League The "double touch" penalty rules have been changed after the controversy that engulfed Julian Alvarez's disallowed kick in Atletico Madrid's Champions League knockout defeat to neighbours Real. Former Man City star Alvarez had his attempt from 12 yards ruled out after appearing to accidentally touch the ball twice. Thousands of Atletico fans had celebrated the goal and the scoreboard inside the Wanda Metropolitano showed that the shootout was level at 2-2. However after Real stars protested referee Szymon Marciniak made the decision to rule out the goal following a VAR review before Real subsequently progressed to the quarter-finals, where they were outclassed by Arsenal. Atletico, via La Liga, had submitted a complaint about the rule following their round of 16 exit. And from now on such slips will see kicks retaken after the game's lawmakers IFAB confirmed a change. Article 14.1 of the laws of the game which reads: 'The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player. The penalty kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any offence.' But in a circular memo released by Ifab, clarifications have been provided around the rare instances of a "double touch". '(When) the penalty taker accidentally kicks the ball with both feet simultaneously or the ball touches their non-kicking foot or leg immediately after the kick: If the kick is successful, it is retaken," the memo said. 'If the kick is unsuccessful, an indirect free kick is awarded (unless the referee plays advantage when it clearly benefits the defending team) or, in the case of penalties (penalty shoot-out), the kick is recorded as missed.' IFAB added that it was 'understandable' that referees had up until now decided to disallow spot-kicks scored in such situations. It said that the "clarified procedures are effective for competitions starting on or after 1 July" but can be applied this month - including for the Club World Cup which begins next week.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Law change on 'double-touch' penalties after Alvarez dispute
Accidental 'double-touch' penalties will be allowed to be retaken - but only if the kick was football's governing body Uefa asked for the laws concerning these rare instances to be reviewed following controversy in Atletico Madrid's Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Real Madrid in Argentina forward Julian Alvarez slipped as he converted during a penalty shootout and his standing leg made slight contact with the spot-kick was disallowed and Real went on to win the shootout to progress to the International Football Association Board (Ifab), which sets the sport's laws, has now made a clarification to Law 14 regarding this issue. The law does not directly cover what to do in the event of an accidental double touch, and Ifab said referees had "understandably" been penalising players up to this the board said Law 14's primary purpose was to deal with deliberate double touches and a clarification has now been issued to all national associations and acknowledged it would be unfair not to penalise a double touch at all and allow such kicks to stand as a goal, because goalkeepers can be disadvantaged by the altered trajectory of the it has now clarified that where an accidental 'double-touch' kick is scored, it should be retaken rather than ruled such kicks are unsuccessful, an indirect free-kick will be given to the defending team if they occur in a match or be recorded as a miss if during a clarified law will be effective from 1 July, but Ifab said it "may be used by competitions starting before that date".The Fifa Club World Cup takes place in the United States from 14 June-13 July.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Taiwo Awoniyi set to be brought out of induced coma after surgery
Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi is expected to be brought out of an induced coma on Wednesday after urgent surgery on a serious abdominal injury sustained in Sunday's match against Leicester. The Nigeria striker was injured after colliding with a post during the 2-2 draw at the City Ground, after which the Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, stormed on to the pitch. Forest anticipate Awoniyi will make a full recovery, though it remains unclear when he will be discharged from hospital. He underwent surgery on Monday. It was a medical decision to place Awoniyi into an induced coma to stabilise his condition and for the 27-year-old's own comfort. Awoniyi returned to the pitch on Sunday after lengthy treatment after the incident in the 88th minute. Awoniyi clattered against a post in an attempt to meet Anthony Elanga's cross. Elanga was in an offside position when he collected the ball but the assistant referee did not raise their flag until after Awoniyi's collision, in line with International Football Association Board (Ifab) guidance. In a statement on Tuesday, Forest said Marinakis's decision to go on the pitch stemmed from his frustration at the incident, which left Forest, who had used all of their permitted substitutes, with 10 men for the closing stages. A draw dented their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. 'His [Marinakis's] deep frustration at seeing our player lying on the ground in severe pain – something no one with genuine care could ignore – triggered him to go on the pitch,' it read. 'He would do the same if such an unfortunate even were ever to reoccur.' Forest also disputed suggestions that Marinakis had a confrontation with the head coach, Nuno Espírito Santo, after entering the pitch. 'There was only shared frustration between all of us that the medical team should never have allowed the player to continue,' the statement said.
Qatar Tribune
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Wenger proposes ‘daylight' change to offside rule
Agencies London Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has proposed a change to the offside rule that would mean attackers are onside if any part of their body is in line with the last outfield defender, reports Wenger, head of global development at world governing body Fifa, said it would restore an advantage to the attacker that many feel was eroded by the introduction of the video assistant referee (VAR). Players are currently ruled offside if any part of the body, apart from hands and arms, is beyond the last defender. Wenger compared the suggested change to a similar move taken after the 1990 World Cup. Before and during that tournament, a player was considered offside if he was level with the last defender before the goalkeeper. There were an average of 2.21 goals per match in 1990, the lowest in World Cup history. 'It was in 1990 after the World Cup in Italy when there were no goals scored,' Wenger told Bein Sports, recalling the rule change. 'We decided that there is no offside any more when you are on the same line of the defender. 'In case of doubt, the doubt benefits the striker. That means when there's a fraction, the striker did get the advantage. 'With VAR this advantage disappeared and for many people it's frustrating.' Trials of the system have taken place in Italian youth football, and Wenger said further trials will happen before a final decision, which could come in 2026. Any change to the offside rule rests with the sport's law-makers, the International Football Association Board (Ifab). Ifab agreed to further trials, conducted by Fifa, at its annual general meeting in March. It says the aim of the trials is to see whether they 'foster attacking football and encouraging goalscoring opportunities while maintaining the game's attractiveness'. Any potential rule change would only come after consultation with football stakeholders and advice from Ifab's football and technical advisory panels. Those panels include experienced members from the football world such as former players and referees. The Premier League, Champions League and other major European leagues currently use semi-automated technology when a tight offside decision goes to a VAR review.
