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What Is Semi-Automated Offside Technology: How Does it Work?

Semi-automated offside technology is coming to the Premier League to enhance the speed and efficiency of offside decisions.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 11, 2025

How does semi-automated offside technology work? New Premier League system explained ahead of debut

The Premier League will introduce semi-automated offside technology this weekend

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

Premier League delays use of new offside technology after record VAR hold-up

The Premier League has further delayed the introduction of semi-automated offside technology after an eight-minute VAR check in the FA Cup at Bournemouth

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025

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How AI can dramatically reduce the time it takes to make VAR offside calls in Premier League football matches

The start of the new English Premier League (EPL) football season is seeing further changes to the way VAR (the video assistant referee) is operated. VAR was introduced to the EPL in 2019 in an attempt to reduce the number of incorrect refereeing decisions, including offsides – but its use…

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2024

Euro 2024 innovations helping referees but some things technology cannot fix

Most laws require subjective interpretation however much snicko and semi-automated offsides speed things up

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024

Premier League announcement will stun Arsenal after Mikel Arteta fury that no transfer can solve

Mikel Arteta's fury at dropped points in the title race will get no reprieve after the Premier League decided not to introduce the semi-automatic offside technology.

Football London · Jun 9, 2023

VAR offside technology at 2022 World Cup, and how player data is changing professional sport

You might've seen the new offside technology being used at the World Cup, but you may not realise what goes into making it possible — or how automated player tracking is changing sport in general.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

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SAOT ain’t slow: how does the World Cup’s AI-assisted offside system work?

Technology to assist VAR is designed to ensure offside calls in Qatar are quicker and more accurate – but it is not without flaws

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

AI-powered technology will be used to speed up VAR offside calls at World Cup

New AI-powered technology will be used at the Qatar World Cup, Fifa has confirmed, claiming it will halve the time taken to make VAR offside decisions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022

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