The Premier League will continue to monitor the use of semi-automated offside technology (SOAT) before making a call on whether to integrate it into the competition next season.
The technology is used in the UEFA Champions League and Serie A, as well as at most recent men’s and women’s World Cups. It will also be included at December’s FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia, featuring Manchester City, and next summer’s European Championship in Germany.
The SOAT system means no need to draw or activate lines, instead, a virtual line is generated automatically. It accurately identifies skeletal data points — including head, toes, upper arm and knees — on multiple players simultaneously. Ball-tracking highlights where the ball is when kicked which is communicated to the VAR official via a real-time alert system.
At the International Football Association Board (IFAB) annual business meeting held in London, the FA CEO Mark Bullingham said it would come down to individual leagues to decide about adopting the technology, but outlined his support for the upgrade: “Where you’ve got a binary decision, I think to make it as quickly and accurately as possible is the way to go. There is an expectation that more top leagues around the world will bring it in from next…
 before making a call on whether to integrate it into the competition next season. The technology is used in the UEFA Champions League and Serie A, as well as at most recent men’s and women’s World Cups. It will also be included at December’s FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia, featuring Manchester City, and next summer’s European Championship in Germany. The SOAT system means no need to draw or activate lines, instead, a virtual line is generated automatically. It accurately...){kind=link}