How AI can dramatically reduce the time it takes to make VAR offside calls in Premier League football matches
By Shanfeng Hu, Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Mark Middling, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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 is still much criticised.
Video replays of refereeing decisions are reviewed in real time by referees and other officials…
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