As has learned, the Chinese company Beijing Rigor Technology has received a certificate from the International Football Federation (Fifa ) for the use of virtual offside lines, which will be used in matches of the Russian Premier League (RPL ).
Last season and at the start of the 2023/24 season, the video assistant referee (VAR) system in Russia worked without offside lines. In controversial episodes with an offside position, the video assistants could not intervene, but relied on the decision of the chief referee’s assistants.
The former operator of the offside line system in Russia was the British company Hawk-Eye Innovations, which operated from 2019 until the end of the contract at the end of the 2021/22 season, which did not could be renewed due to sanctions.
“The FIFA certificate for Beijing Rigor technology for the use of virtual offside lines is valid until December 31, 2027,” a source familiar with the matter told .
– It is too early to say when the offside lines will be used in RPL matches. The Russian Football Union must first purchase the necessary equipment, – said another interlocutor of .
A cooperation agreement in the supply of equipment and licenses for a virtual system for determining offside lines between the RFU and a Chinese company was concluded in February. In July, RPL President Alexander Alaev said that offside lines will be present in the 2023/24 Russian Championship thanks to the functionality of video assistants.
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Source : MatchTV
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