Tag: VAR
VAR Technology Will Be Used at Euro 2020
VAR technology will be used at a European Championships for the first time. The technology was originally introduced to the Champions League last season, and it was introduced in the Premier League at the start of the 2019-2020 season, but it hasn’t yet been used in the group stages of the Europa League. Take a…
Tech Digest daily round up: Apple is top selling smartphone seller again
Apple has unseated Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone seller for the first time since 2016. The US company's launch of its 5G enabled iPhone 12 has pushed Apple to the top of the global smartphone ranking for the first time in five years. Apple sold almost 80 million phones in the last three months of…
4 Ways Technology Is Boosting The Sports Fan Experience
Technology has touched virtually all aspects of modern life, including, now more than ever, the world of professional sports and fandom. There have been some instances where technology has been infused into the actual gameplay itself, which hasn’t necessarily gone down well (yes, the ongoing debate around VAR in the Premier League), but there’s been…
Vodafone to launch 5G Fan Assisted Referee (FAR) for Isles of Scilly
Players for the Garrison Gunners (red) and Woodpack Wanderers (black) - the only two teams in the Isles of Scilly league! As if getting abuse from the crowd wasn't bad enough! Soon football referees on the Isles of Scilly will be getting abuse - or at the very least 'constructive…
Three Premier League clubs to use Intel 3D 360-degree replay technology
Three Premier League clubs are to install Intel technology at their stadiums enabling fans to see match highlights through the eyes of players. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City will each place 38 5K ultra high definition cameras around their stadiums to take advantage of Intel’s True View. This will allow for 360-degree, 3D replays including…
Will we really see robot referees and robot jockeys by 2030?
While we're starting to see the introduction of some technology in football in the form of VAR (video assistant referees), a new report goes much further predicting the possibility of robot referees and linesman, cybernetic clothing and vision enhancement by 2030. Who knows, we may even see robot players some day soon-ish - at least their…
