Connected ball comes to top-flight VAR: 5⃣ game-changing calls

The RFEF has confirmed the arrival of connected ball technology as one of the main refereeing innovations for the imminent start of the season.

The system is integrated with VAR and semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) and will initially be operational only in the First Division.

The league ball includes a sensor that records every contact with millisecond precision. The RFEF presents it as another step toward transparency, accuracy, and sporting fairness in refereeing decisions.

The tool affects five types of plays that have been especially contentious until now:

• The exact point of contact in marginal offside decisions.

• The detection of handballs inside the penalty area.

• It determines the last touch in contested ball situations.

• It detects which player touches the ball first.

• It will confirm whether there is a double touch in set-piece situations, including penalties.

The exact point of contact in marginal offside decisions.

The detection of handballs inside the penalty area.

It determines the last touch in contested ball situations.

It detects which player touches the ball first.

It will confirm whether there is a double touch in set-piece situations, including penalties.

Finally, the RFEF has not yet specified whether the measure will later be extended to other divisions.

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