The Premier League have chosen against implementing a new VAR method to make offside calls.
The Premier League will not be making changes to the way it uses VAR for the 2023/24 season, according to reports.
The current system has been heavily criticised throughout its implementation in the English game with referees and officials scrutinised and the decision making behind key events being widely attacked by fans and pundits.
After new offside technology was trialled in the Champions League this season by UEFA, as well as at the World Cup by FIFA, the Premier League will not be following suit and will not adopt the automated offside system. The Times write that clubs have voted against the system using artificial intelligence to track offside calls.
It will now be the 2024/25 season, at the earliest, before it is added to the league despite it being used impressively during West Ham's Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina.
The system uses additional cameras to track the play, coming up with its own computer generated image of the shot without the need for human interference or extra lines on the screen. The VAR official would then have to decide if the attacker was interfering with play.
There will be more cameras available for officials next season, however. This is after two incidents that were not fully covered due to inefficient camera footage. The cameras do not ensure total error-free decisions, as it is still at the will of the referee to draw lines and call the shots.
As many as nine top tier clubs already have the infrastructure and technology in place to accommodate the new hawk-eye system but only those in the Champions League next season will use it.
It was previously used with a microchip in the ball but UEFA's semi-automated system relies solely on cameras and limb-tracking technology, it is said.
Tests are ongoing over the use of the system, something that is being monitored by the chief refereeing officer, Howard Webb
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