Semi-Automated Offside Technology: A Solution for VAR? Making Its Debut in English Football

It has collaborated with technology provider Genius Sports on the development of the new offside system.

Speaking last week, Premier League chief football officer Tony Scholes said there had been "significant progress" on the technology in recent weeks.

"The system that we've adopted, we believe it to be the best system," he said.

"We believe it to be the most accurate and the most future-proof system as well."

European football's governing body UEFA introduced the technology in the Champions League at the start of the 2022/2023 campaign.

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FA Cup fifth-round ties will be held around the weekend of March 1 and 2.

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