FIFA to Trial Advanced Offside Technology After Taiwo Awoniyi Injury

FIFA to Test Semi-Automated VAR Offside Alerts at Club World Cup

FIFA will introduce an upgraded semi-automated offside detection system at the 2025 Club World Cup to prevent dangerous play such as the incident that seriously injured Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi last month, ESPN reported. The technology, successfully trialed at December’s Intercontinental Cup, uses real-time tracking to alert assistant referees via earpiece when players are clearly offside. The decision is a direct response to Awon…

FIFA plan major move at Club World Cup after Awoniyi incident - Soccernet NG

The International governing body of football, FIFA, are set to trial an advanced semi-automated offside technology for the VAR at the Club World Cup due to Taiwo Awoniyi's incident, Soccernet.ng reports. This comes after the 27-year-old suffered a ruptured intestine in Nottingham Forest's 2-2 draw against Leicester City last month, crashing into the woodwork in a sequence of play that could've been prevented if the linesman had raised the offsid…

Awoniyi's Injury Forces FIFA To Trial New Offside Technology At Club World Cup - OwnGoal Nigeria

World football governing body FIFA will test the usage of “advanced semi-automated offside technology” at the club world cup in a bid to curb the kind of scene that saw Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi being placed in induced coma. Awoniyi was offside without his knowledge, but allowed to play on by the assistant referee owing […]

FIFA to trial advanced offside technology after Taiwo Awoniyi injury

Cliff Notes – FIFA to trial advanced offside technology after Taiwo Awoniyi injury FIFA will implement "advanced semi-automated offside technology" at the Club World Cup to reduce injury risks like that suffered by Taiwo Awoniyi. The system provides real-time alerts to match officials for clear offside situations, though delayed flags will still occur for closer [...] WTX News WTX News - WTX News Breaking News, fashion & Culture from around the …

FIFA to introduce new offside technology after Awoniyi’s injury

The post FIFA to introduce new offside technology after Awoniyi’s injury appeared first on Kemi Filani. FIFA are prepared to introduce an “advanced semi-automated offside technology” for VAR during the Club World Cup. This could eliminate the kind of situation that resulted in Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi being placed in an induced coma. Awoniyi collided with the post in a Premier League match against Leicester City last month. The assistan…