The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and Hawk-Eye Innovations announced the establishment of a football technology center, through a joint project to explore and develop emerging technologies in the game, with a focus on generating algorithms to detect situations that occur on the field with the aim of encouraging decision-making. Optimum. In addition to the automated collection of data on events taking place on the field, the project will include the development of automated technology to monitor offside cases, which provides match referees with consistent and accurate information immediately, which helps them speed up the decision-making process regarding offside-related incidents, noting that this technology and other future developments, which Aiming to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of match operations, it will be available to the entire football family. It is noteworthy that FIFA and Hawk-Eye Innovations have been cooperating since 2017 with the aim of improving the use of football technology in a number of FIFA tournaments in order to improve the processes involved in football and enhance the level of integrity and fairness in the most popular game in the world, noting that exploring existing and emerging technology To positively influence sport is one of the main goals set by FIFA as part of its strategic goals for the global game: 2023-2027.
