Stadium announcements by referees to be available in German football
a view of the scoreboard informing about refree's announcements during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena. Starting next season, in-stadium announcements by match referees are to be available in all stadiums in Germany's Bundesliga and second division, a spokesperson for the German Football League (DFL) said. Sven Hoppe/dpa
Starting next season, in-stadium announcements by match referees are to be available in all stadiums in Germany's Bundesliga and second division, a spokesperson for the German Football League (DFL) said.
The DFL football commission has issued a corresponding unanimous recommendation to the executive committee of organization. Approval is considered highly likely.
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This year, the DFL did a trial of the system in nine stadiums in the first and second divisions.
Referees would use the sound system to clarify their decisions to the public to lead to more transparency after video assistant referee (VAR) interventions.
Including the German Cup matches, there were a total of 24 announcements by the referees. According to an interim report, the procedure and the technology worked well.
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