The Premier League confirmed another technological innovation: what is the semi -automatic offense works

The Premier Leagueone of the most important leagues of recent years and is usually at the forefront with changes in the soccerwill start using the Offside semi -automatic from date 32 of the championship, which will begin on Saturday, April 12. This innovation seeks to expedite arbitral decisions and reduce errors in off -game plays that have been generating strong controversies for some time.

While technology was planned to be implemented between October and November last year, its introduction was postponed to perform additional tests both in the Premier League and the FA Cup.

This system, which is already used in UEFA competitions such as Champions Leagueand that generated strong controversies in the World Cup in Qatar, especially in the duel between Argentina and Saudi Arabia, allows to detect the position of the players with greater precision through an optical tracker and the generation of virtual graphics. “Technology maintains the integrity of the process while improving the speed, efficiency and coherence of decision -making in the offside”explained the Premier League in an official statement that was published on social networks in recent hours.

The system uses up to 30 cameras installed in the Premier League stadiums, with some capturing images at 100 frames per secondtwice the speed of conventional transmission chambers.

These cameras track the exact movement of the ball and the position of the players to determine precisely if an attacker football is off at the time he receives the pass. In addition, the system generates 3D animations that will be shown in real time both in the stadium and in television transmission, improving the experience of fans and providing greater transparency to arbitration decisions.