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.
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Semi-automated offside technology approved by FIFA for 2022 World Cup
Semi-automated offside technology will be used at this year's World Cup, promising decisions that are more accurate and a lot quicker, world soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.
Boost for embattled Iraq football as host of Gulf Cup 2023
The 25th Gulf Cup that was scheduled to take place in December 2021 will be held in the Iraqi city of Basra in January 2023, the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation announced on Thursday. The body voted unanimously to return the competition to the country for the first time since it was staged in Baghdad back in 1979.
Watford LGBTQ+ groups score victory but football still has a long way to go
Last week two Watford supporters’ groups successfully campaigned to have their side’s friendly with Qatar called off. Women of Watford and the LGBTQ+ supporters’ group Proud Hornets tweeted their disdain after the fixture was announced. They discussed their concerns and Watford pulled out. “The game was never finalised and it became abundantly clear this was a game not to play; as such, the schedule was revised,” a club spokesperson said.
Jurrien Timber’s confidence questioned after Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United warning
In recent weeks, Manchester United’s links with Jurrien Timber seemed to have cooled following Louis Van Gaal’s World Cup warning. The ex-Old Trafford boss, and now Netherlands national team head coach, told the defender that he may not be selected for Qatar if he moves to the Reds and fails to earn frequent game time.
Christian Horner opens up on Michael Masi's axing after Abu Dhabi fiasco: 'He made one mistake'
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner finally opened up on the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year.
Serie A backs TV rights deal with Abu Dhabi
MILAN : Serie A on Thursday agreed a deal with state-backed TV platform Abu Dhabi Media to screen its matches in the North Africa and Middle East region, Italy's top flight soccer league's president Lorenzo Casini said on Thursday.
How is technology changing the treatment of football injuries?
Although football players are an expensive commodity, their careers are often short and sometimes even shorter if they suffer a severe injury. Even the coolest footballer can break out into a sweat at the mere mention of an ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) injury. Thanks to advances in sports science and technology, this type of injury no longer threatens a player's career.